KATHMANDU: India is to aid Nepal with 1 million doses of vaccine against the coronavirus.

The information was made public by Health Minister Hridayesh Tripathi at a joint press meet, held in the capital today, where Indian Ambassador to Nepal Vinay Mohan Kwatra was also present.

The vaccines will start arriving in Nepal from Thursday.

It has been learnt that the vaccine will first be administered on health and other frontline workers.

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