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A mountain guide said there were sick people on Everest, the world's tallest mountain. AFP
A mountain guide said there were sick people on Everest, the world's tallest mountain. AFP
More than 100 coronavirus cases on Everest, guide says
Austrian Lukas Furtenbach said he could see people were unwell on the mountain and tests had come back positive
Associated Press
23 May, 2021