Nepal Covid variant 'spread by Mount Everest climbers' is detected in US: Mutation is potentially 'vaccine-defeating' and even more infectious than other strains
A health expert says a variant of the coronavirus has emerged in Nepal, with at least one confirmed case in the US
It is said to be closely related to the Indian variant and South African variant, meaning it is more transmissible and could evade vaccines more easily
As many as 13 travelers from Nepal to Japan were spotted carrying the new strain, leading to theories that emerged during a hike on Mount Everest
Doctors tell DailyMail.com they have not been able to confirm infections of the new variant, but that it could spread rapidly among unvaccinated people