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COVID-19 cases linked to Chilean Antarctic operations rise to 58
The number of coronavirus infections linked to Chilean Antarctic bases has risen by almost two thirds to 58, health authorities and the country’s military say.
Key points:
- Chilean authorities say there are now 58 coronavirus cases linked to two Antarctic bases and a Navy ship
- One Navy supply vessel, the Sergeant Aldea, serviced the region between November 27 and December 10
- The Chilean bases are in West Antarctica, far from Australia’s bases in the east
On Monday (local time), Chile’s military said at least 36 people had been infected at its Bernardo O’Higgins base in Antarctica, including 26 Army personnel and 10 civilian contractors conducting maintenance at the base.
On Tuesday, the Health Minister for the Biobio region in Chile said there…
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