It is unclear how China will prevent the mingling of climbers from its side of the border with those from COVID-hit Nepal, or who will enforce the separation.
China will set up "a line of separation" at the summit of Mount Everest as a precautionary measure to prevent the mingling of climbers from COVID-hit Nepal and those ascending from the Tibetan side.
The Everest base camp on the Nepalese side has been hit by coronavirus cases since late April. The Nepalese government, starved of tourism revenue, has yet to cancel the spring climbing season, which usually runs from April to early June before the monsoon rains. It was not immediately clear how the line would be enforced on the summit, a tiny, perilous and inhospitable area the size of a dining table.
A small team of Tibetan climbing guides will ascend Everest and set up the "line of separation" at the summit to stop any contact between mountaineers from both sides of the peak, the Xinhua news agency reported, citing the head of Tibet's sports bureau.
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