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India to provide Covid-19 vaccines in grant to Nepal



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FILE – This September 2020 photo provided by Johnson & Johnson shows a single-dose COVID-19 vaccine being developed by the company. A late-stage study of Johnson & Johnson’s COVID-19 vaccine candidate has been paused while the company investigates whether a study participant’s “unexplained illness” is related to the shot, the company announced Monday, Oct. 12, 2020. (Cheryl Gerber/Courtesy of Johnson & Johnson via AP, File)

KATHMANDU: The Government of India has announced to provide Covid-19 vaccines under grant assistance to Nepal.

In a statement issued today by the Ministry of External Affairs of India, the Indian government would supply the vaccines in grant to its main partner countries like Nepal, Bhutan, Bangladesh, Maldives, Myanmar and Seychelles urging them to import the medicine produced in India.

Stating that there is no clear data on the necessity of the medicine for Afghanistan, Sri Lanka and Mauritius, the statement said that so the medicine would be available to the countries later as per need.