Coronavirus outbreak hits Belgian Antarctic research outpost
Coronavirus outbreak hits Belgian Antarctic research outpost After two years of the pandemic, one of the world's most remote regions - a 25-person Belgian outpost in Antarctica - was exposed to COVID-19. By JERUSALEM POST STAFF Penguins are seen in Curverville Island, Antarctica, February 15, 2018 (photo credit: ALEXANDRE MENEGHINI/ REUTERS) A coronavirus outbreak has hit one of the world's most remote regions, with two-thirds of the 25 workers at the Belgian Princess Elisabeth Polar Station in Antarctica having caught the virus since mid-December, according to the Le Soir magazine. All of the employees at the station are in light condition and all were vaccinated with at least two doses of the coronavirus vaccine. The first case was detected on December 13, with three infections. Although the three were evacuated on December 23, the virus spread throughout the station. It is equipped with two emergency physicians and all the necessary e...