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Newshub can reveal COVID-19 is tearing through one of the most remote places on the planet: Everest Base Camp.
The Nepalese government denies it s happening, but a Nepalese Sherpa who has recently come off the world s highest mountain has called the outbreak scary.
Nepal shares a border with India which has remained open through the pandemic, and the new Delta variant is now widespread throughout Nepal and the Everest area.
Mingma Gyalje Sherpa led a team of Nepalese mountaineers on a world-record-setting first winter ascent of K2 - the second-highest mountain next to Mt Everest - in January.
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