China cancelled attempts to climb Mount Everest from its side. The world’s highest peak is developing fears of importing COVID-19 cases from neighboring Nepal because of which climb is temporarily restricted, as per the state media reported.

The closure was confirmed in a notice on Friday from China’s General Administration of Sport. This move by China reflects the abundance of caution country is taking to deal with the pandemic. While China has mostly curbed domestic transmission of the coronavirus, Nepal is experiencing a surge with record numbers of new infections and deaths. As per the Xinhua News Agency said, China had issued permits to 38 people, all Chinese citizens, to climb the 8,849-meter -high mountain this spring. Whereas neighbouring Nepal has given permission to 408 people. Climbing was not allowed from either side last year. In Nepal, several climbers have tested positive for COVID-19 after they were brought down from the Everest base camp. Two climbers have died on the Nepalese side, one Swiss and one American. It is said that month of May usually has the best weather for climbing Everest.

Earlier, the China government said it would set up a separation line at the peak and prohibit people on its side from coming but was unclear how it would become possible.

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