The Himalayan Rescue Association, which runs a government-authorised medical clinic at the base camp, told the BBC it had received confirmation of positive cases in some climbers flown out to Kathmandu by expedition teams.
Lhakpa Nuru Sherpa's colleague at the Everest base camp clinic, Dr Prakash Kharel, said the number of people showing coronavirus-like symptoms, such as a persistent cough and fever, was rising daily "We did have patients come to us from the Everest region who tested positive at our hospital a couple of weeks back," said staff member Astha Pant. "We cannot share how many people or any other information at this time."One of the big expedition teams, who asked not to be named, told the BBC that some of their members had previously tested positive, but had now recovered. Afor the virus three times in two different hospitals in Kathmandu last month.
According to the website of the Department of Tourism, the government had issued 394 Everest climbing permits for this climbing season, as of 26 April. That would allow more than 1,500 people to be on the mountain, the majority of them support staff. "We had requested a testing facility but the government said they could not give the permission," said Dr Kharel.
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Why are climbers infecting sherpas at Everest basecamp? Because they're there.
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