Nepal government begging Everest climbers to return used oxygen canisters as it combats second wave of COVID-19

Nepal’s healthcare system is on the bring of collapse as the country has logged over 8,000 new coronavirus cases every day according to Johns Hopkins University COVID-19 data. As hospitals deal with an influx in cases, oxygen supply is drastically reduced forcing the Nepal Mountaineering Association (NMA) to urge climbers of Mount Everest to return used oxygen canisters so that they me be used to treat patients.

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