गृहपृष्ठ ∕ Nepal ∕ 800 thousand doses of Vero Cell vaccines arrive Nepal 800 thousand doses of Vero Cell vaccines arrive KathmanduPati July 09, 2021 KATHMANDU- A consignment of the China-manufactured anti-COVID-19 vaccine, Vero Cell, has arrived in Nepal. The vaccines procured from China were brought to Nepal on a wide-body aircraft A 330 of Nepal Airlines Corporation at 6 am today. NAC, the national flag-carrier, had sent the aircraft to China on Thursday evening to bring the vaccine. Chief expert at the Ministry of Health and Population, Dr Roshan Pokharel shared that the vaccine purchased by the government arrived here this morning. He said 800 thousand doses or 13 thousand kilogrammes vaccines arrived today in the first phase. It has not been specified the amount of vaccines being brought to Nepal as per the non-disclosure agreement between the government and the vaccine manufacturing company. The vaccine is being brought regularly through three flights until July 23. Dr Pokharel said the vaccines are being stored at the cold storage facility at Teku. The vaccines would be sent throughout the country. The government has the target of administering the vaccines to 22 million population. So far the first dose vaccines have been given to 2 million 611 thousand 807 people while 933 thousand 868 people have been administered the second dose as well. Write your comments RELATED NEWS Nepal hospitals suspend OPD services after doctor attack Nepal doctor airlifted after hospital attack sparks protests Sunsari parties urge calm after fatal clash unrest Sunsari District imposes indefinite curfew across multiple areas Finance minister urges diaspora investment to boost economic growth Nabil bank wins Nepal’s best commercial bank award Top Headlines Monsoon is predictable and Nepal’s disaster response should be too1 Before the Ballots: How Oli Lost the Political Narrative2 Balen’s Silence Has Invited Curiosity, Confusion, and Concerns3 Nepal “a Buffer State”: Rethinking foreign policy in relative terms4 Nepal’s Political Renaissance: The rise of the RSP, the re-ordering of the old political order and the political path forward5 Promotion Linked to Future Military Leadership: Major General Magar Could Become Army Chief6 Jagdamba Group Chairman Shankar Agrawal Arrested7 Nepali Congress provides financial assistance for Samba’s treatment8 TRENDING What Makes Prithivi Narayan Shah a Philosopher and a Truly Democratic King? The Role of the Nepalese Army in Strategic Road Projects A phone call that paved the way for RAW Chief’s visit to Nepal National Poet Madhav Prasad Ghimire no more Impact of Social Media on Nepalese Society Public Relations for a Soldier Nepal Army initiates investigation into case of financial irregularities by Lieutenant Colonel Janmat Karki Nepal Army’s mission in Lebanon provides Covid support kits to local municipalities
