LONDON, October 8: The Government of UK has removed 47 countries and territories including Nepal from its red list, which was in place earlier due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Issuing a notice on Thursday, the Government of UK stated that the provision will come into effect from October 11.
With the new provision, passengers returning to England from Nepal will no longer be required to enter hotel quarantine, it is said.
Likewise, eligible travellers vaccinated in over 37 new countries and territories will also be treated the same as returning fully vaccinated UK residents, so long as they have not visited a red list country or territory in the 10 days before arriving in England.
The Government of UK has also stated that proof of vaccination of four vaccines (Oxford-AstraZeneca, Pfizer, Moderna and Janssen and Janssen) will be recognised from those 37 countries and territories. Passengers travelling to the UK from Nepal should submit the proof of vaccination.
KATHMANDU, August 27: Nepal has received 130,000 doses of AstraZeneca vaccines in a grant from the United Kingdom (UK).
The consignment was handed over recently at Tribhuvan International Airport by British Ambassador to Nepal, Nicola Pollitt to Chief Specialist at the Ministry of Health and Population, Dr Dipendra Raman Singh, according to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
The Government of Nepal on its part thanked the government and people of the UK for the generous support.
In recent days, Nepal has been administering 300,000 doses of COVID-19 vaccines daily, according to the Minister of State for Health and Population, Umesh Shrestha. So far as many as 900,737 people have received COVID-19 vaccine in Nepal.
KATHMANDU, August 27: Nepal has received 130,000 doses of AstraZeneca vaccines in a grant from the United Kingdom (UK).
The consignment was handed over recently at Tribhuvan International Airport by British Ambassador to Nepal, Nicola Pollitt to Chief Specialist at the Ministry of Health and Population, Dr Dipendra Raman Singh, according to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
The Government of Nepal on its part thanked the government and people of the UK for the generous support.
In recent days, Nepal has been administering 300,000 doses of COVID-19 vaccines daily, according to the Minister of State for Health and Population, Umesh Shrestha. So far as many as 900,737 people have received COVID-19 vaccine in Nepal.
