China Restricts Climbing Everest From Its Side This Spring Amid COVID-19 Fears


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Arty Katkov. Sputnik International https://sputniknews.com/asia/202105161082910267-china-restricts-climbing-everest-from-its-side-this-spring-amid-covid-19-fears/ In April, a Norwegian climber became the first to test positive for COVID at an Everest base camp. China has cancelled its entire 2021 spring climbing season from the Tibetan side of mountain. The tallest peak in the world will be closed off due to the COVID-19 concerns, the Xinhua news agency reported on Saturday, citing Friday’s note from China's General Administration of Sport. Last week, Chinese media said that Beijing planned to set up “a line of separation” at the summit of Everest to prevent the mingling of climbers from Nepal – which is...