Nepal Closes Mount Everest Amid Coronavirus Outbreak Concerns
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Nepal Closes Mount Everest Amid Coronavirus Outbreak Concerns
Nepal has closed Mount Everest for the remainder of this climbing season due to the coronavirus outbreak.
Tourism Minister Yogesh Bhattarai said expeditions to mountain peaks in the March-May season had been suspended.
According to Reuters, the country typically pulls in more than $4 million dollars per year in climbing permit fees.
Nepal currently has one confirmed case of the coronavirus out of 450 people tested.
The suspension of expeditions will affect hundreds of foreign climbers.
