COVID-19 pandemic in Antarctica
| COVID-19 pandemic in Antarctica | |
|---|---|
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| Disease | COVID-19 |
| Virus strain | SARS-CoV-2 |
| Location | Antarctica |
| First outbreak | Wuhan, Hubei, China |
| Index case | Base General Bernardo O'Higgins (Chile) |
| Arrival date | 21 December 2020 (5 years, 9 months, 2 weeks and 1 day ago) |
| Confirmed cases | 206 |
| Active cases | 0 |
Deaths | 0 |
The COVID-19 pandemic in Antarctica is part of the worldwide pandemic of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2).
Antarctica was the last continent to have confirmed cases of COVID-19 and was one of the last regions of the world affected by the pandemic.[1][2][3]
The first cases were reported in December 2020, almost a year after the first cases of COVID-19 were seen in China.[4]
References
[change | change source]- ↑ Taylor, Adam; Pitrelli, Stefano (March 24, 2020). "One continent remains untouched by the coronavirus: Antarctica". The Washington Post. Retrieved April 3, 2020.
- ↑ Torres, Elle (March 20, 2020). "What life is like on Antarctica, the only continent without a case of coronavirus". ABC News. Retrieved April 3, 2020.
- ↑ Agence France-Presse (March 31, 2020). "Pacific islands, Antarctic bases: coronavirus-free living in some of Earth's most isolated places". South China Morning Post. Retrieved April 3, 2020.
- ↑ "Reportan brote de coronavirus en base chilena en la Antártida". infobae (in European Spanish). 2020-12-21. Retrieved 2020-12-21.
