The local administration in Nepal's Everest region has thrown the door wide open to tourists by removing all Covid-related restrictions in a fresh attempt to woo back trekkers to its popular trails.

Since January 23, sightseers visiting the Everest region are no longer required to submit a negative COVID-19 RT-PCR test report or go into quarantine, Binod Bhattarai, chief administrative officer at Khumbu Pasang Lhamu Rural Municipality, told the Post.

“The government has lifted the lockdown fully, the rate of the spread of the virus has dropped, and Nepal is expected to begin an inoculation drive against infection this week,” said Bhattarai. “Based on all these factors, we deemed it necessary to lift the negative COVID-19 RT-PCR requirement to visit the Khumbu or Everest region.”

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