台灣此刻的疫情大爆發,或許你有些困惑,為何疫情在全球已肆虐超過一年,台灣卻在此刻才爆出大量病例?其實有不少旅居國外的網友表示,若不看時間早晚,當整個地球都覆滿新冠病毒時,真的不能抱持僥倖心態,因為「誰都躲不掉」。而近日更傳出,就連海拔8848公尺高的世界第一高峰-聖母峰,都已被新冠病毒征服了!
這則消息是由知名的奧地利資深高山嚮導Lukas Furtenbach對外透露,Lukas表示,他近日決定取消這一個月帶團攀登聖母峰(珠穆朗瑪峰)的計畫,他的團隊中,目前已有七名負責聖母峰攀登計畫的嚮導確診為新冠肺炎陽性。
Lukas自今年月初開始觀察到,聖母峰的主要營地有許多人感染了新冠肺炎,不確定病毒是自山下帶上山,又或者那些登山客是在山上、在營地被傳染了,但他經常在營地聽見咳嗽聲,帳篷裡的登山客總是不斷咳嗽,看起來也氣色不佳。
1. A Covid-19 outbreak on Mount Everest has infected at least 100 climbers and staff, according to expert mountain guide Lukas Furtenbach.
— BFM News (@NewsBFM) May 23, 2021
He claimed it was obvious there were many cases at the base camp, as he could see people were sick and heard many coughing in their tents. pic.twitter.com/gmQRaN7Kyo
「聖母峰的主要營地裡,染病的至少有100人,但實際上可能更多,高達150例或者200例。我們目前知道的確實有這麼多病例,飛行員、保險公司、醫生、登山隊負責人都向我證實,我掌握很多陽性確診的實例,我可以證明這一點。」Lukas表示,他親眼看見經常有飛機把感染者緊急從聖母峰上載下山。
A climbing guide says a coronavirus outbreak on Mount Everest has infected at least 100 climbers and support staff.
— The Associated Press (@AP) May 22, 2021
Lukas Furtenbach of Austria ended his expedition due to virus concerns. Nepal officials deny there’s a cluster on the world’s highest peak. https://t.co/V105VCGSRS
英媒《The Daily Telegraph(每日電訊報)》則報導,目前至少有77名當地導遊確診新冠肺炎,在確診前,他們已經接觸無數登山客。
然而,讓Lukas氣憤的是,尼泊爾當局政府疑似擔心公開確診數字會影響旅遊觀光業發展,意圖想「蓋牌」掩蓋聖母峰上有新冠病毒的事實,甚至還曾一度對他們謊稱,那些看起來不舒服的人,只是嚴重高山症,這讓對高山症症狀相當熟悉的Lukas感到離譜。
Lukas Furtenbach of Austria, who last week became the only prominent outfitter to halt his #Everest expedition due to virus fears, said one of his foreign guides and six Nepali Sherpa guides have tested positive for #coronavirushttps://t.co/PqBP98bTHw
— WION (@WIONews) May 23, 2021
危急的是,目前聖母峰上的主要營地還有許多登山隊伍,他們並未打算立即下山,仍期待著天氣好轉時,要在本月底攻上峰頂。