KATHMANDU, Jan 21: Indian Ambassador to Nepal, Vinay Mohan Kwatra handed over one million doses of COVID-19 vaccine to Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli on Thursday.
Amid a function held at the Prime Minister's official residence in Baluwatar, the Indian envoy handed over the vaccine consignment to PM Oli.
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On the occasion, Health Minister Hridayesh Tripathi and senior government officials were also present.
The first consignment of COVID-19 vaccine given by India to Nepal arrived in Kathmandu this morning. An aircraft of Air India carrying COVID-19 vaccines landed at the Tribhuvan International Airport at 11:30AM local time on Thursday.
