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NEWS: Tibetan Side of Everest Closed due to Coronavirus

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 UKC News 11 Mar 2020

The China Tibet Mountaineering Association (CTMA) announced cancellation of all permits for the spring season today for climbers attempting to summit Everest - or Mount Qomolangma as it is known in Tibetan - from the north due to the ongoing spread of SARS-CoV-2, or novel coronavirus, on the same day that it was upgraded to pandemic status by the WHO.



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