Nearly half the workers at a remote Antarctic research base have tested positive with COVID-19 since mid-December. The International Polar Foundation, which runs the base, says symptoms were mild and all those who tested positive are now symptom-free. The World’s Carolyn Beeler reports on the testing and quarantine procedure that didn’t work as expected.
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