गृहपृष्ठ ∕ Nepal ∕ India provides Nepal 1 million doses of Covid vaccine free Nepal India provides Nepal 1 million doses of Covid vaccine free Frontline respondents including health workers and security personnels to receive the jab in the first phase, according to Health Minister Tripathi KathmanduPati January 20, 2021 KATHMANDU: India has provided Nepal 1 million doses of Covid-19 vaccine. The Indian government is handing over the consignment of 1 million doses of Covishield vaccines manufactured by Serum India Institute as a gift to Nepal tommorrow. Organizing a press meet at the Ministry of Health and Population in the capital on Wednesday, Health Minister Hridayesh Tripathi announced that India was donating Nepal the free Covid vaccine. Indian Ambassador to Nepal Vinay Mohan Kwatta was also present in the press meet. Speaking at the press meet, Health Minister Tripathi said that frontline responders including health workers, security personnel and garbage workers among others would receive the Covid jab in the first phase. Earlier on Friday, Nepal’s medicine regulatory authority Department of Drug Administration had decided to grant emergency use authorization of Covishield vaccine against Covid-19 in Nepal. Write your comments RELATED NEWS Foreign currencies amounting to Rs 250 million confiscated Newly-appointed IGP assumes office One held with more than Rs 200 million from Jhor… Partial impact of westerly wind in country’s weather Efforts on to douse fire at Gorakhnath community forest in… Five hydel projects agree to address local people’s demands Top Headlines Scrutinizing Relevance of Prithivi Narayan Shah´s Thoughts and Strategy1 Relevance of Prithivi Narayan Shah in Contemporary Nepal2 Photo exhibition at Nepal Army Headquarters3 NA team sets out on Gorakha-Kathmandu march to promote ‘unification route’4 Ncell is the FIRST Nepali Telecom Company to receive ISO 27001 and ISO 27701 certifications for information security and data privacy5 PM Oli, Sri Lankan’s former President meet6 PM Oli extends New Year greetings7 Gold price ups Rs 2,000 per tola8 TRENDING Once on the Margins, Women Diplomats Are Now Making Their Mark in Nepal’s Foreign Service Sector 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 UPAYA CITY CARGO LAUNCHES Version 3.0 Impact of Social Media on Nepalese Society Public Relations for a Soldier
