The vaccine received under the facility will be administered to people above 55 years of age

China to provide 10 million vaccine doses to COVAX initiative

Published On: February 3, 2021 01:51 PM NPT By: Reuters

BEIJING, Feb 3:The Chinese foreign ministry said on Wednesday that China will provide 10 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines under the COVAX initiative.

LONDON, Feb 3: The UK variant of the coronavirus has developed a new, concerning mutation in a small number of cases, which scientists said makes it similar to the South African and Brazilian variants and could reduce the efficacy of vaccines.

Russia's Sputnik V vaccine 92% effective in fighting COVID-19

Published On: February 3, 2021 08:26 AM NPT By: Reuters

MOSCOW, Feb 3: Scientists gave Russia’s Sputnik V vaccine the green light on Tuesday saying it was almost 92% effective in fighting COVID-19 based on peer-reviewed late-stage trial results published in The Lancet international medical journal.

The government has already asked the Chinese company to submit the necessary documents including phase III trial data of the vaccine

113,175 people receive COVID-19 vaccine in Nepal so far

Published On: February 2, 2021 09:08 AM NPT By: Republica

Country’s COVID-19 case tally stands at 271,118 including 2,489 active cases as of Monday

KATHMANDU, Jan 31: China on Sunday said that it has decided to provide 300,000 doses of COVID-19 vaccine under grant assistance to Nepal.

Even a vaccinated person can spread COVID-19: NRNA

Published On: January 31, 2021 12:43 PM NPT By: Republica

Three more Nepalis succumbed to COVID-19 in foreign countries last week

WHO team to visit Wuhan market, where first COVID infections seen

Published On: January 31, 2021 12:31 PM NPT By: Reuters

WUHAN, CHINA, Jan 31: A World Health Organization-led team of experts investigating the origins of COVID-19 in the central Chinese city of Wuhan was expected to visit Huanan market later on Sunday, a wholesale seafood centre where the new coronavirus was initially detected.

WHO team, on tightly controlled China mission, visits hospital

Published On: January 30, 2021 07:47 PM NPT By: Reuters

WUHAN, CHINA, Jan 30: The World Health Organization-led team investigating the origins of COVID-19 during a mission that has been tightly controlled by its Chinese hosts visited a hospital on Saturday in the central city of Wuhan that treated early coronavirus patients.