That world is Antarctica, the only continent without COVID-19. In pre-coronavirus days, long-term isolation, self-reliance and psychological strain were the norm for Antarctic teams while the rest of the world saw their life as fascinatingly extreme. “I’m sure there’s a lot they can tell us that will help us adapt to the new way of things,” Taylor said. “I think there’s a little bit of dissociation,” Rory O’Connor, a doctor and the team’s winter leader, said of watching the pandemic from afar. To limit contact between Antarctic workers and flight crew, the plane contains a separate toilet mounted on a pallet.

Source: Huffington Post September 12, 2020 15:45 UTC