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Covid outbreak at U.S. Antarctic research station forces temporary travel ban

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Source: https://www.nbcnews.com/science/sci...station-forces-temporary-travel-ban-rcna55985

Covid outbreak at Antarctic research station forces temporary travel ban
The National Science Foundation confirmed that 10% of the people at McMurdo Station have tested positive so far.

Nov. 7, 2022, 12:21 PM EST
By Denise Chow

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.

“Consistent with the U.S. National Science Foundation’s commitment to balance research and operational needs while containing the spread of Covid cases in Antarctica, NSF is implementing a pause on all travel to the continent for the next two weeks, effective immediately, while we reassess the situation,” agency officials said in a statement released Saturday..
 
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