Nepal refutes claims of COVID-19 cases at Everest, other mountain base camps ANI | Updated: May 07, 2021 18:55 IST
Kathmandu [Nepal], May 7 (ANI): The Nepal government has refuted reports of the COVID-19 outbreak at Mount Everest and other mountain base camps, as the second wave of pandemic sweeps the Himalayan nation.
In a press statement on Friday, Nepal s Ministry of Culture, Tourism and Civil Aviation stated that no cases of COVID-19 have been confirmed at Mount Everest. Concerned Communication Officers has been assigned and stationed in the area. Communication officers are in contact with the group leaders and have been constantly surveilling situation there. They haven t confirmed any [COVID-19] cases or condition of existing threat out there, the ministry stated.
Tibet kicks off spring climbing season with COVID precautions
1 2021-05-07 08:16:56China Daily
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Climbers ascend Luodui Mountain, whose altitude is 6,100 meters in Tibet s Damshung county. (Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn)
The Tibet autonomous region has beefed up efforts to ensure the safety of its spring climbing activities, including more measures to curb the risk of COVID-19 infections, according to Tibet Sports, the official WeChat account of the Tibet Sports Bureau.
During this year s spring climbing season, between March 31 and May 20, a total of 38 people have been allowed to climb Qomolangma－known as Mount Everest in the West－from its northern side in China, said the bureau.
Nepal refutes claims of COVID outbreak at Everest
ANI
07 May 2021, 23:56 GMT+10
Kathmandu [Nepal], May 7 (ANI): The Nepal government has refuted reports of the COVID-19 outbreak at Mount Everest and other mountain base camps, as the second wave of pandemic sweeps the Himalayan nation.
In a press statement on Friday, Nepal s Ministry of Culture, Tourism and Civil Aviation stated that no cases of COVID-19 have been confirmed at Mount Everest. Concerned Communication Officers has been assigned and stationed in the area. Communication officers are in contact with the group leaders and have been constantly surveilling situation there. They haven t confirmed any [COVID-19] cases or condition of existing threat out there, the ministry stated.
Coronavirus Reached Everest ? Number of Climbers with Covid-19 Rising
Novinite.com
06 May 2021, 20:11 GMT+10
Mountaineers and authorities at Everest base camp in Nepal have told the BBC they are seeing rising numbers of climbers with Covid-19 symptoms and rising numbers of positive tests, raising fears of a serious outbreak.
Base camp officials said they had received reports of 17 confirmed cases from hospitals in the capital Kathmandu, where a number of climbers have been sent from the base camp and higher camps to be treated.
And staff at a private hospital in Kathmandu, the CIWEC clinic, confirmed to the BBC that patients had tested positive for coronavirus after arriving from Everest base camp.
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