Climb Every Mountain?

At the start of the Covid-19 pandemic, China closed its access to Mount Everest. Climbers still cannot approach the mountain from that side. In contrast, Nepal recently re-opened access from their side, as well as increasing the prices (https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/apr/23/everest-covid-cases-shine-harsh-light-on-nepalese-decision-to-open-mountain). Nepal's re-opening seems to have been distinctly premature. A Norwegian climber, at their Everest base camp, developed a lung condition and had to be flown to hospital in Kathmandu. His Covid-19 test came back positive. You really don't want rampant lung infections in people (guides as well as climbers), who have to operate at altitude!