China to set up separation line on Mount Everest over COVID-19 fears

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China will set up a 'separation line' on the peak of Mount Everest to avoid possible Covid-19 infections by climbers from virus-hit Nepal, state ...

Twenty-one Chinese climbers have been approved to climb to the summit of Everest this year after having quarantined in Tibet since early April, the official added.The Chinese side will also step up virus control measures at the Chinese base camp on the northern side of the mountain, with non-climber tourists in the Everest scenic area forbidden to enter.

An Everest permit alone from Nepal costs US$11,000 and climbers pay upwards of US$40,000 for an expedition. More than a thousand people are typically camped at the bustling tent city at the foot of Everest on the Nepalese side at any one time, including foreign climbers and the teams of Nepali guides that escort them to the peak.

In the last three weeks, Nepal's daily case trajectory has shot up with two out of five people tested now returning positive as infections spill over from neighbouring

 

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