Mount Everest

THE Nepali government denies recording Covid-19 infections in the Mount Everest region although reports suggest that even the world's highest mountain is not safe from the spread of coronavirus, CNN reported this week.

The US broadcaster said some climbers in the mountains have reported testing positive for the virus.

Prem Subedi, the under-secretary at Nepal’s ministry of culture, tourism and civil aviation, told the BBC that the ministry was not aware of any coronavirus cases at base camp.