KATHMANDU, Jan 19: The government has made the COVID-19 vaccination card mandatory in public places from January 21.
One needs to show the vaccination card to receive services from government offices and hotels and restaurants among other public places.
Besides, the vaccination card is mandatory to receive booster doses of COVID-19 as well, which is currently being administered by the government.
But if anyone who had earlier received COVID-19 shots and his/her vaccination card is missing then he/she has to follow the following procedures maintained by the Ministry of Health and Population (MoHP).
1) Those receiving both shots of the vaccine can visit the municipality or rural municipality office where lies the vaccination centre from where they received their vaccine earlier,
2) For those receiving the J and J vaccine, one can visit the municipality or rural municipality office where lies the vaccination centre from where they received their vaccine earlier,
3) Those receiving only the first dose of the vaccine can also visit the municipality or rural municipality office where lies the vaccination centre from where they received their vaccine earlier
The District Administration Office has stated that the vaccination card will be made mandatory in all public bodies in the district from January 21 to receive services.
KATHMANDU, November 24: The government has made it mandatory for travellers to possess COVID-19 vaccination card either to travel to India or to enter Nepal.
The COVID-19 vaccination card is mandatory to enter in both countries, according to the Ministry of Health and Population (MoHP).
Dr Roshan Pokharel, Secretary at the MoHP and Vinay Mohan Kwatra, Indian Ambassador for Nepal signed a Memorandum of Understanding for reciprocal recognition of COVID vaccination certificates to significantly ease the travel woes for fully vaccinated people from the two neighbouring countries.
