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Workers at a Belgian scientific research station in Antarctica are fully protected against Covid-19, despite the fact that they are in one of the world's remotest regions.
At least 16 of the 25 workers at the Princess Elisabeth Polar Station have been affected by the virus.
So far, officials say cases remain mild.
The situation isn't dramatic, according to a project manager for the International Polar Foundation.
It has been an annoyance to have to stymy certain staff who caught the virus, but it hasn't affected our work at the station overall.
The residents of the station were offered the chance to leave on a scheduled flight. They all wanted to stay and continue their work.
A team who arrived seven days earlier recorded the first positive test.
They and others were placed in a quachicle because they tested positive.
The staff at the station must be tested for the virus.
There are two emergency doctors at the station and new arrivals have been suspended until the virus goes away.
The International Polar Foundation operates the Princess Elisabeth station.
It is not the first time that research stations have been affected by a coronaviruses.
A number of military personnel from the Bernardo O'Higgins research station were affected by the virus last year.
The South Pole.
There are vaccines for coronaviruses.
A coronaviruses epidemic.
