There is only one summit and it would be practically impossible to create a separation between climbers on both sides, Santa Bir Lama said.
The government of China Monday announced it will be reinforcing its patrolling of the Himalayan Nepalese border, particularly near or around Mount Everest to prevent the coronavirus from entering the country through climbers.
To achieve that goal and although the borders have been practically closed since March 2020, China will install a border demarcation line on top of Mt Everest, the Chinese press reported.
China, the first country to hit the pandemic in December 2019, largely contained the disease since spring 2020 and now fears a return of infections from abroad.