Nepal has eased quarantine rules for visitors in an effort to attract more climbers to Mount Everest, officials said Friday, after the pandemic wiped out last year’s season and devastated the tourism industry. Visitors will be tested on arrival and will have to stay in quarantine only until their results come back negative, under a policy made public Thursday evening. “We expect that climbers and trekkers who were postponing expeditions or trips due to tough rules will be coming to Nepal after this decision,” Mira Acharya, director at the country’s tourism department, told AFP. Earlier, visitors had to stay in quarantine for seven days. They will still have to present proof of vaccination or a negative PCR result before arriving in the country. Dambar Parajuli, president of the Expedition Operators Association of Nepal, said the decision “opens doors for revival of tourism”. “This sends a positive message. Last-minute bookings are unlikely, but it will help long-term,” he said. Nepal has so far issued 45 permits for various Himalayan mountains, and it is expected that there will be around 300 foreign climbers on Everest, the world’s highest mountain. The Tibet side of Everest...