China to partition Mount Everest amid rising coronavirus cases in Nepal


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China to partition Mount Everest amid rising coronavirus cases in Nepal The Hill 57 mins ago Olafimihan Oshin © (Jasper Chamber/iStock) Mount Everest China announced on Sunday that it will partition Mount Everest due to rising COVID-19 cases in Nepal. According to multiple media reports , Beijing, which has expressed concerns about the spread of the coronavirus around the world's highest peak since the first outbreaks in late 2019, plans to create "a line of separation" at the summit to keep climbers from Tibet from mingling with those who ascended the Nepalese side. The New York Times reported that China...