Occupied Malvinas Islands facing major public health crisis
The coronavirus outbreak on the British-occupied Malvinas Islands (which the UK calls Falkland Islands) has considerably worsened following six new confirmed infections, bringing the territory’s total to 11.
Breaking: The #Falklands #COVID19 weekend update: 14.4.20: 6 further +ve cases from tests sent to UK; All 11 +ve cases are from the Mount Pleasant Complex, 1 in hospital, 1 recovered, others are in isolation at MPC. Summary below, see https://t.co/cb4omgx5jd for full details. pic.twitter.com/H0VeybQ5Dl
— FalklandsinUK (@FalklandsinUK) April 14, 2020
All the new infections are believed to be at the tri-service military base at Mount Pleasant, situated in Isla Soledad (which the British call East Falkland).
The infection count is significant in view of the fact that the total population of the islands (including the military garrison in Mount Pleasant) is just shy of 5,000.
The civilian population of the occupied territory numbers around 3,400, some of whom are believed to be especially vulnerable to the coronavirus due to their advanced age.
The sudden deterioration in the Malvinas’ coronavirus outbreak is sufficiently worrying to prompt senior British defense and foreign policy journalists to question whether the military is involved in a cover-up.
BREAKING: 11 confirmed cases of #coronavirus at UK military base in the Falkland Islands & still silence from @defencehq aside from confirming 1st case. Also still nothing about how many other @BritishArmy @RoyalNavy @RoyalAirForce personnel who have #COVID19.
— Deborah Haynes (@haynesdeborah) April 14, 2020
Why the silence? https://t.co/nZS5Uabfp3
Beyond the occupied Malvinas Islands, there are growing questions as to why the British armed forces are not releasing any information on the extent of the coronavirus outbreak within their ranks.
Situated in the South Atlantic Ocean (just over 480 km from the Argentine coast), the Malvinas Islands is claimed by Argentina which argues the UK has illegally occupied the archipelago since 1833.
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