{"id":232212,"date":"2021-04-21T16:23:03","date_gmt":"2021-04-21T13:23:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/mount-everests-first-covid-case-forces-quarantine-at-base\/"},"modified":"2021-04-21T16:23:03","modified_gmt":"2021-04-21T13:23:03","slug":"mount-everests-first-covid-case-forces-quarantine-at-base","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/mount-everests-first-covid-case-forces-quarantine-at-base\/","title":{"rendered":"#Mount Everest’s first COVID case forces quarantine at base"},"content":{"rendered":"

“#Mount Everest’s first COVID case forces quarantine at base<\/strong>”<\/p>\n

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Ain\u2019t no mountain high enough.<\/p>\n

Not even the world\u2019s tallest mountain is safe: Mount Everest recorded its first-ever coronavirus case after a member of a Base Camp expedition tested positive for COVID-19 last week. <\/p>\n

The infected patient was initially believed to be suffering from high-altitude pulmonary edema and was airlifted to a hospital in Kathmandu, Nepal, Outside reported.<\/a> However, upon arrival, the alpinist tested positive for COVID-19, forcing the rest of the team to quarantine themselves at Base Camp. <\/p>\n

The case comes just weeks after Everest \u2014 which is the world\u2019s tallest mountain at 29,032 feet \u2014 reopened to climbers after being closed due to the pandemic.<\/p>\n

One infection may not seem like much, but on Everest would be an \u201cearthquake-like situation,\u201d according to Dr. Sangeeta Poudel, a volunteer at the Himalayan Rescue Association.<\/p>\n

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Climbers were forced to quarantine at Everest Base Camp.<\/figcaption>
LightRocket via Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Outside\u2019s Everest correspondent Alan Arnette\u00a0explained: \u201cWhen you\u2019re sitting at Everest Base Camp at 17,600 feet, your immune system gets compromised because of the lack of oxygen.\u201d<\/p>\n

As a result, even the most minor cuts don\u2019t heal until climbers descend to an oxygen-rich environment. <\/p>\n

In addition, coronavirus could easily be confused for altitude sickness as the two ailments share many symptoms, including cough, app<\/a>etite loss and trouble breathing, Outside reported.<\/p>\n

\u201cI think the risks are really high, and people are taking a gamble if they climb,\u201d lamented Arnette. <\/p>\n

Despite the danger, more than 300 climbers are expected to try scaling Everest this year, compared to the 381 who attempted the climb in 2019. <\/p>\n

Currently, cases of coronavirus have been recorded on all continents, including Antarctica.\n <\/p><\/div>\n

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