KATHMANDU, August 22: Of 1.6 million doses of AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccines pledged by the government of Japan through the COVAX facility, 208,700 doses have arrived in Kathmandu on Saturday.
A representative of the Embassy of Japan in Kathmandu handed the vaccine to representatives of the Ministry of Health and Population at a brief event at Tribhuvan International Airport.
Remaining doses are scheduled to arrive on Sunday and Monday, said the Ministry.
Earlier, in the first phase, 900,000 doses of the vaccine were brought to Nepal on August 7 and 8.
Bhutan has delivered 300,000 doses of AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccines to Nepal as a gift.
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Japan confirms around 800,000 dozes of the AstraZeneca vaccines made in the country will arrive in Nepal this Saturday and Sunday as a grant assistance from the Tokyo government to Kathmandu.
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Of the 1.6 million doses of AstraZeneca vaccine provided by the Japanese government to the Government of Nepal, 800,000 doses will be brought to Kathmandu on Saturday and Sunday.
A ray of hope for senior citizens above 65 years of age who are waiting for the second dose of the Covishield Covid-19 vaccine for the past few months--Japan is providing some AstraZeneca vaccines to various Asian countries including Nepal.
