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China To Set Up "Separation Line" On Mount Everest Over Covid Fears China To Set Up "Separation Line" On Mount Everest Over Covid Fears China has banned foreign nationals from climbing Everest since last year due to the virus outbreak. Updated: May 10, 2021 9:06 am IST Mount Everest straddles the China-Nepal border, with the north slope belonging to China. Beijing: 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...
