The world's highest peak, Mount Everest, also saw the first case of the corona virus and climbers were forced to quarantine at the base camp. According to Mail Online, a climber at Everest Base Camp suddenly fell ill last week and was airlifted from the base camp to a hospital in Kathmandu, the capital of Nepal.
According to the report, the corona of the climber was tested positive in the hospital. The climbers were allowed to return to Mount Everest and climb this month. Climbers are required to spend a quarantine period at base camp, after which they will now be able to climb. More than 300 climbers are expected to climb 29,032 feet of Mount Everest this season.
