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A team of 21 Chinese mountaineers is currently making the ascent, according to
South China Morning Post. The head of the Tibetan Sports Bureau told Xinhua that they were “working on the details of how to build that line.”
BBC stated that over 30 climbers with COVID-like symptoms have recently been evacuated from the Nepalese camps.
Hospitals in Kathmandu confirmed 17 cases of COVID-19 among those evacuated. There is no COVID-19 testing facility at the Nepalese Everest base camp, despite calls for one to be set up.
Chinese nationals must obtain special permits to climb Everest from the Chinese side, and foreigners are currently not permitted.