Posted on 11/08/2022 1:15:47 PM PST by BenLurkin
A Covid outbreak at an American scientific research station in Antarctica has forced U.S. officials to temporarily halt all travel to the remote outpost.
The National Science Foundation, which operates McMurdo Station on the southern tip of Antarctica’s Ross Island, announced new measures over the weekend to help control the outbreak, which was first reported by NBC News on Friday.
The temporary ban does not include essential travel for health and safety reasons, according to the agency. There is also a medical clinic located at the station to provide health care to its residents.
The agency confirmed that 10% of the research station’s population have tested positive for Covid during this recent outbreak. There are 885 people currently living and working at McMurdo Station.
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That’s a little over three years.
Oh the humanity penguinity!
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What a crock of ____ . (Has something to do with fecal matter)
This should not be a serious problem. The workers stationed there have to pass a rigorous medical exam before their assignment begins. As long as they stay away from the Norwegian camp and its dogs they should be OK...
A Covid variant?
Makes sense. Everyone has to have the ‘clot shot’ to even get on the plane to get there. So they all have their own versions of CoVID with their modified DNA from the ‘clot shots’ coursing thru their veins, arteries, tear and bile ducts, sex organs, brains, ..... and only themselves to share.
Last person standing gets to come home ...
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