Aerial view of the Larsen C ice rift in Antarctica.. Picture: GettyCOVID-19 has reached every continent in the world after a Chilean Antarctic research station reported 36 cases. The base confirmed 26 Chilean soldiers and 10 maintenance workers had tested positive for the virus. Only the Pacific islands of Kiribati, Micronesia, Tonga, Palau, Nauru and Tuvalu remain Covid-free. North Korea and Turkmenistan claim to have no Covid cases, though this is disputed. “The fate of the coming year will be determined by how you spend the year-end and New Year holidays,” said Yuriko Koike, governor of Tokyo.

Source: Irish Independent December 23, 2020 02:35 UTC