KATHMANDU, Jan 21: The first batch of COVID-19 vaccine left New Delhi for Nepal on Thursday morning.
An aircraft of Air India carrying COVID-19 vaccines is landing at the Tribhuvan International Airport shortly, according to the Indian Embassy in Kathmandu.
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Anurag Srivastava, official spokesperson for the Indian Ministry of External Affairs tweeted that the first consignment of India-made COVID-19 vaccines has taken off for Nepal.
On Wednesday, the Government of India announced providing 1 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines to Nepal under grant assistance. Nepal is planning to inoculate frontline health workers, employees and security personnel in the first phase.
The Government of Nepal had given a conditional approval to use Serum India Institute's AstraZeneca Covishield against the COVID-19 on Friday last week.
