KATHMANDU, JULY 18

Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba has directed office-bearers of the bodies concerned to make the vaccination campaign against COVID-19 more systematic.

PM Deuba today directed the Secretary of the Ministry of Health and Population Laxman Aryal, specialist Dr Roshan Pokharel, Director General of Health Services Department Dipendra Raman Singh, Chief of Child Health Division Dr Tara Pokharel, among others, to leave no stone unturned in the treatment of COVID-19 patients and management of oxygen and other essentials.

He also asked the officials to run the vaccination campaign in an efficient, smooth and effective way. The prime minister asked the bodies concerned to end the situation of having to stay in a long queue to get vaccinated. He also directed that human resources and vaccination centres be increased and to be involved in the control of the coronavirus pandemic.

PM Deuba spoke about preparedness against the third wave of COVID-19.

A version of this article appears in the print on July 19 2021, of The Himalayan Times.