KATHMANDU, July 27: Imagine being on the top of the world, where the horizon stretches infinitely in all directions and the sense of accomplishment washes over you as you stand atop a majestic peak. One such intrepid soul who knows this feeling all too well is photojournalist Purnima Shrestha.
Concern grows over speculated Covid-19 outbreak on Everest 2 minutes read
Kathmandu, May 5 (EFE).- Concerns are growing about a possible Covid-19 outbreak in the Everest base camp as the much-awaited climbing season inches closer.
Some officials at the Himalayan Rescue Association said scores of climbers suffered relentless coughing at the altitude of 5,600 meters Everest base camp perched on the Khumbu glacier at the foot of Everest.
“We are not sure, whether it is ‘Khumbu cough’ or symptoms of Covid-19 as tests are not done in the base camp,” Lakpa Norbu Sherpa, who has been coordinating rescue missions on Everest since 2003, told EFE.