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


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In this file photo taken on May 2, an helicopter flies over Khumbu glacier in the Mount Everest region of Solukhumbu district, some 140 km Northeast of Nepal's capital Kathmandu. AFP-Yonhap 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 media reported, after dozens were taken ill from the summit's base camp. While the virus first emerged in China in late 2019, it has largely been brought under control in the country through a series of strict lockdowns and border closures. Over 30 sick climbers...