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Nepal: Mild Cases Of COVID-19 Reported Among Climbers, Expedition Agency Confirms
An expedition organisation in Nepal has confirmed fresh cases of coronavirus infection amongst the mountaineering teams arriving in the country.
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An expedition organisation in Nepal has confirmed fresh cases of coronavirus infection amongst the mountaineering teams arriving in the country. Speaking to ANI, Mingma Sherpa, Chairman of Seven Summit Treks said that there were positive cases detected amongst climbers, but none with severe symptoms. This comes days after Nepal’s Ministry of Culture, Tourism and Civil Aviation denounced reports of COVID infections in mountaineers, urging people to refrain from getting swayed by misinformation.
ANI | Updated: May 13, 2021 18:22 IST
Kathmandu [Nepal] May 13 (ANI): Days after the Nepal government refuted reports of COVID-19 cases in mountain base camps, an expedition organizer in the Himalayan nation has said that there have been coronavirus cases among climbers and members of expedition teams this season.
Mingma Sherpa, chairman of Seven Summit Treks, Nepal s largest expedition agency which this year sent highest number of expedition teams, said there are positive cases but not with severe symptoms. Many of the climbers tested positive, their report now is negative and they have returned back to the mountains again. There are no serious cases (of coronavirus) in the mountains as of now. There are positive cases but not serious and nobody has died there due to the virus, Sherpa told ANI.
Expedition Agency confirms infection in Nepal Mountains
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13 May 2021, 23:19 GMT+10
Kathmandu [Nepal] May 13 (ANI): Days after the Nepal government refuted reports of COVID-19 cases in mountain base camps, an expedition organizer in the Himalayan nation has said that there have been coronavirus cases among climbers and members of expedition teams this season.
Mingma Sherpa, chairman of Seven Summit Treks, Nepal s largest expedition agency which this year sent highest number of expedition teams, said there are positive cases but not with severe symptoms. Many of the climbers tested positive, their report now is negative and they have returned back to the mountains again. There are no serious cases (of coronavirus) in the mountains as of now. There are positive cases but not serious and nobody has died there due to the virus, Sherpa told ANI.
Nepal s tourism authorities have refuted reports of the COVID-19 outbreak at Mount Qomolangma, also known as Mount Everest, and other mountain base camps.
Nepal s Ministry of Culture, Tourism and Civil Aviation said that no cases of COVID-19 have been confirmed at Mount Qomolangma in a statement issued on Friday.
The ministry also urged the media not to disseminate unsubstantiated information that might cause panic and fear among climbers and families.