To date, Antarctica is the only continent to have escaped the COVID-19 pandemic. This was facilitated by the continent's isolation and low human presence, combined with the global emergence of the pandemic at the end of the Antarctic summer season and the rapid action of those national governmental operators and other actors still active on and around the continent during the early phases of the outbreak. Here, we consider the implications of the pandemic for Antarctic governance, national operator logistics, science, tourism and the fishing industry, as well as for Antarctic environmental protection. Global disruption will result in a temporary decrease in human activity in Antarctica, in turn leading to a reduction in environmental impacts for a period, but also a reduced capacity to respond to environmental incidents. Given the diversity of transmission routes and vectors, preventing the introduction of the virus will be difficult, even with stringent quarantine procedures in place, and the risks and implications of virus transmission to Antarctic wildlife are largely unknown. With control of the pandemic a major global challenge, international cooperation will be essential if Antarctica is to remain free of coronavirus.

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COVID-19 大流行对南极洲的影响

迄今为止，南极洲是唯一一个逃脱了 COVID-19 大流行的大陆。这得益于该大陆的孤立和人口稀少，再加上南极夏季末期全球流行病的出现，以及早期仍活跃在该大陆及其周边地区的国家政府运营商和其他行为体的迅速行动。爆发阶段。在这里，我们考虑了大流行对南极治理、国家运营商物流、科学、旅游业和渔业以及南极环境保护的影响。全球破坏将导致南极洲的人类活动暂时减少，进而导致一段时间内环境影响减少，但也会降低应对环境事件的能力。鉴于传播途径和媒介的多样性，即使实施了严格的检疫程序，阻止病毒的传入也将是困难的，而且病毒传播给南极野生动物的风险和影响在很大程度上是未知的。控制大流行是一项重大的全球挑战，如果南极洲要保持没有冠状病毒，国际合作将是必不可少的。