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Coronavirus cases recorded in Antarctica at Chilean research station
Antarctica can no longer lay claim to being the only continent free of coronavirus after 36 Chileans reportedly tested positive for COVID-19.
Key points:
- Up to 36 people have tested positive to coronavirus, the first cases on the icy continent
- The General Bernardo O’Higgins Riquelme base is one of 13 operated by Chile
- The base is a long distance from Australia’s three research stations
Spanish-language media has reported up to 36 people connected with the Chilean Army base General Bernardo O’Higgins Riquelme tested positive for the virus on Monday.
The research station, known colloquially as O’Higgins, is one of 13 active Chilean bases in Antarctica.
It is located close to the northern-most tip of the Antarctic Peninsula in West Antarctica —…
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