China takes Covid-19 controls to Everest with climber ban Life Malay Mail


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China takes Covid-19 controls to Everest with climber ban 05:46 AM MYT With borders all but closed since March 2020, China is now worried about risks at the snow-capped summit, which it shares with Nepal at 8,848 meters above sea level, as the spring climbing season roars to life. ― Reuters BEIJING, May 18 — China has banned attempts to scale Everest from its side of the world’s highest peak, as Beijing takes its unflinching Covid-19 controls to the Roof of the World. The block on climbing was announced over concerns of the risk of Covid-19 infection by climbers starting...