China cancels spring Everest climbing season amid COVID surge in Nepal


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Beijing [ China ], May 16 (ANI): China has cancelled its spring climbing season on the Tibetan side of Mount Everest, citing concerns over a surge of COVID-19 infections in its neighbouring country Nepal . China 's General Administration of Sport on Friday said that all permits issued to Chinese climbers had been cancelled to ensure that there was no chance of imported COVID-19 cases amid the surging infections in Nepal , South China Morning Post (SCMP) reported citing Xinhua news agency. A group of 21 climbers was already en route to the summit from the northern side and 38...