It was confirmed that 36 people including military personnel were infected with the new coronavirus at the Chilean military base in Antarctica, which means that the infection has spread to all continents in the world including Antarctica.
According to Reuters and Associated Press, the Chilean army announced on the 21st that 36 people staying at Bernardo Higgins base in Antarctica were confirmed to have been infected with the new coronavirus.
Reuters reported that the infection was confirmed by 26 military personnel and 10 civilians who were in charge of base maintenance, no one was seriously ill, and all were already confirmed. Is isolated away from the base.
This is the first time that an infection with the new coronavirus has been confirmed in Antarctica, which means that the infection has spread to all continents of the world.
The route of infection has not been clarified, but according to Reuters and other sources, a Chilean Navy ship stopped at the base between the 27th of last month and the 10th of this month, and three of the 208 people on board since then. It means that a positive reaction of the virus was confirmed from.