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Updated: 12:23 PM PDT, April 23, 2021
A Norwegian climber tested positive for COVID-19 on Thursday. He was evacuated from the slopes by helicopter and was taken to a hospital.
The coronavirus has reached new heights this week after a mountain climber reported he tested positive for the virus while scaling to Mount Everest s peak.
The Norwegian climber was hoping to reach the summit but he said he tested positive for COVID-19 and ended up having to take a helicopter to the nearest hospital in the Nepali capital, CBS News reported.
Last year, the climbing season was completely canceled amid the pandemic. But Nepal has lightened its quarantine rules in an attempt to bring more climbers.
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1of35People rest in the observation area, at right, after receiving COVID-19 vaccinations under the 94-foot-long, 21,000-pound model of a blue whale, in the Milstein Family Hall of Ocean Life, at the American Museum of Natural History, in New York, Friday, April 23, 2021. Appointments are no longer necessary at any of the coronavirus vaccination sites run by New York City. New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio announced Friday that anyone eligible for the vaccine could walk up to any of the city s mass vaccination sites and get a shot. The change comes as supplies of the vaccine have increased.Richard Drew/APShow MoreShow Less