Nepal closes Mount Everest amid virus concerns
Tourism minister says expeditions to all peaks in the spring season suspended as a precaution to coronavirus outbreak
13 March 2020 - 09:19
Kathmandu — Nepal has closed all of its Himalayan peaks including Mount Everest this climbing season because of fears of the coronavirus outbreak, a government minister said on Friday.
Nepal, home to eight of the world’s 14 highest mountains including Mount Everest, gets more than $4m in permit fees for the world’s highest peak and other mountains every year...
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