Mountaineering guide claims at least 100 virus cases on Everest

Mountaineering guide claims at least 100 virus cases on Everest
Mountain guide Lukas Furtenbach (AP)
Sat, 22 May, 2021 - 11:58
Binaj Gurubacharya, AP

A coronavirus outbreak on Mount Everest has infected at least 100 climbers and support staff, according to an expert climbing guide.

The estimate by Lukas Furtenbach of Austria comes amid official Nepalese denials of a Covid-19 cluster on the world’s highest peak.

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