Nepal received one million Covid-19 vaccines purchased from India, manufactured by the Serum Institute of India (SII). The Covishield doses arrived at the Tribhuvan International Airport in Kathmandu on Sunday.The Government of Nepal on 15 January approved the use of Covishield for emergency use.
The country has completed the first phase of Covid-19 vaccination drive with 1,84,857 beneficiaries getting inoculated, the local media reported on 7 February.
Frontline workers, including health and sanitation workers, were given priority in inoculations.Following this, Nepal has begun the second phase of inoculations on 9 February.