I-Everest, isifunda saseKhumbu singenye yezindawo ezithandwa kakhulu zohambo lokuhamba ngezinyawo emhlabeni. Njalo ngonyaka izinkulungwane zabahamba ngezinyawo zivakashela lesi sifunda futhi inhloso enkulu ukufinyelela I-Everest Base Camp neminye imizila edumile njenge Ichibi laseGokyo, Amaphasi amathathu aphezulu, I-Everest Climbing, nokuqwala isiqongo okudumile.
Ngemuva kwesimo se-Pandemic COVID, cishe isigodi saseKhumbu sase sisesimweni sokulala manje ngemuva kwe-Khumbu Region Entry Protocol entsha evela eKomidini ngethemba ukuthi izophenduka indlela enhle.
Umkhankaso wokugoma oshubile owenziwa ngabakwa Khumbu Pasang Lhamu Rural Municipality sekuholele ekutheni zonke izakhamuzi ezingaphezu kuka-18 zigonywe ngokugcwele. Lokhu kwenziwe lula wumgomo we-Verocell owawunikelwe uhulumeni waseShayina owawunombandela wokuthi bonke oMasipala abaxhumene ne-Tibet bathole ukugonywa ngokugcwele. Isinyathelo esihlakaniphile sokuvikela imingcele kodwa esiwusizo ku-Palikas esemngceleni (ikomidi lokuthuthukiswa kwedolobhana.)
Ngakho-ke, i- Isifunda sase-Everest manje IVULIWE ezivakashini ezigonywe ngokugcwele noma ezenze ukuhlolwa kwe-PCR amahora angama-72 ngaphambi kokungena esifundeni. Izivakashi ezingena ngezinyawo, futhi ezingandizeli, zizohlolwa ama-antigen njengoba zingena esifundeni.
Izivakashi vele, ziseneqhaza okufanele zilibambe ukugcina imiphakathi kanye nazo ziphephile.
Isivikelo esikhulu kusukela I-Namche Lodge Association futhi Namche Youth Group, ekhombisa indlela. IQembu Lentsha futhi lihlose ukubeka amaflaya endaweni yokulala ngayinye, kanye nezimpawu emphakathini ngamunye esifundeni, likhumbuza izivakashi nabasebenzi ngendima okufanele bayidlale. Bafuna izimali zokwenza lokho. Uma kukhona ofuna ukusekela lesi sizathu, angasiza ukukuxhumanisa.
