First COVID outbreak hits Antarctica as dozens of cases reported

Chile’s armed forces say at least 36 people have been infected at its Bernardo O’Higgins base, a remote research station.

The coronavirus has landed in Antarctica, the last continent previously free from COVID-19, Chile’s military said this week, as health and army officials scrambled to clear out and quarantine staff from a remote research station surrounded by ocean and icebergs.

Chile’s armed forces said at least 36 people had been infected at its Bernardo O’Higgins base, including 26 army personnel and 10 civilian contractors conducting maintenance at the base.

The permanently staffed research station, operated by Chile’s army, lies near the tip of a peninsula in northernmost Antarctica, overlooking a bay often dotted with icebergs.

Base personnel “are already properly isolated and constantly monitored” by health authorities in Magallanes, in Chilean Patagonia, the army said, adding there had so far been no complications.

Research and military stations in Antarctica – among the most remote in the world – had gone to extraordinary lengths in recent months to keep the virus out, cancelling tourism, scaling back activities and staff and locking down facilities.

https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2020/12/22/c...hits-antarctica

The Thing.

holy moly even Antarctica is not spared from COVID-19

This post has been edited by Milupa: Dec 23 2020, 02:57 PM

and the virus gets frozen there to be unleashed 100 years later

what were they doing in that cold shithole?

Worried about pengiuns there.

Cold.place lagi worst!!

In order to secure their countries claims on parts of Antarctica. Well, not all of them.

Play Among Us, in real life

Plague.inc finally reach those pesky last-hit countries.

this proof that cold weather cannot stop covid..... coz last time i heard cold weather will slow down the virus

It's flu. So all cold place infected.

Confirm sex spread one

Carrier is human body lo, warm body.

Confirm sex spread one

how did the virus survive such temperature

Since when cold temperature can stop any virus? Most virus thrives in cold temperature. Heck they can ever survive longer in cold temperature. Heat that usually kill them. Not the other around. Maybe u just confuse.

30 Days of Night

covid is intentionally released there to test transmission in very cold environment

#conspiracytheory

remember to do the blood test for the thing

o wai

yes finally

last time i heard that cold weather can slow down virus....

haha i think so too

I got a friend used to work at Scott base he say pay is good sex is lagi good over there literally nothing to do after finish his shift one.

maybe ady reach the iss space station too
who knows

so cold..minum air suam la

lol

Yes but not directly.

During cold, people are less social than during warmer or hotter climates. With limited interaction, the spread of the virus is slower.

They'd better heat up their blood samples.. see whether got reaction or not..

god : cold resistance upgrade

Digging frozen UFOs.

Or maybe virus originates there from whatever aliens shit they are digging from the ice.

I am more surprised of the fact that Chile has presence for i-don't-know-what-for in Antartica....

Then become another mutate Pokemon

Nanti anjing husky kena habisla...the thing

boring life there. earned money pay for sex only. haha. become chicken worm.

Artic still save from COvid

The pay is really good 30++ USD per hour ( 50-60 h a week ) + food + accomodation . No where to spend money no internet min stay 6 month before and ship come to send supply.

no internet i can die there.. i will rape whatever animal i catch there becos cant wait for food and girl supply.

now just left space station,
so when that station gonna kena covid?
if kena, how?
send rocket and bring them down or just self destruct?

Ori or remake? Or 3rd one covid thing

Don't think there is a remake right. John carpenter ori. The next instalment was actually an official sequel.

Owh i havent watch it yet, would be better if could make the sequal color, format like the john carpenter ori instead of like new technology if u know wht i mean

just checked wiki, the remake was a prequel, not a sequel. i had quite an enjoyable moment i remember.