China’s plan to draw ‘separation line’ on Everest summit over virus fears raises questions

Nepal officials and mountaineers call it an imaginary thing, something impractical to enforce on the mountaintop, which is just about 25 square metres.

That China would create a “separation line” at the summit of Mt Everest to prevent the mingling of climbers from the Nepal side with those ascending from the Tibetan side over fears of Covid-19 infections has sparked concerns among Nepal mountaineers and officials.