Kathmandu, Nepal, November 8, 2021: The People’s Liberation Army of China has provided 300,000 doses of Vero Cell vaccine to the Nepal Army.
Chinese ambassador to Nepal Hou Yanqi handed over the donated vaccine to the Chief of Army Staff General Prabhu Ram Sharma amid a program held at the Army headquarters on Monday.
The vaccines donated by the Chinese Army to the Nepal Army arrived on Monday alone. It is said that the donated vaccine will be administered to the army personnel, who have yet to be vaccinated the second dose, and the dependents of army personnel.
Indian Army had also provided 100,000 doses of Covishield, the AstraZeneca type vaccine, to the Nepal Army on March.
So far, the northern neighbor, China, has provided 3.8 million doses of Vero cell Vaccine under grant assistance. Likewise, Chinese Red Cross has also provided 100,000 doses of Vero Cell to the Nepal Red Cross Society.
