Covid-19 booster campaign unrolls in Kathmandu valley a day later than scheduled, 'logistical-confusion' affects jab-drive in Nepal Covid-19 booster campaign unrolls in Kathmandu valley a day later than scheduled, 'logistical-confusion' affects jab-drive in Nepal Nepal 17 Jan, 2022
COVID-19 vaccination campaign going ahead with priority: Health Minister Minister for health and Population Birodh Khatiwada has said the vaccination campaign against COVID-19 is going ahead with high priority. Nepal 17 Jan, 2022
Sudurpashchim has 'zero stock' of Covid-19 vaccines as booster campaign unrolls Nepal government had recently announced the launch of Covid-19 booster jab campaign beginning Sunday, in an attempt to curb the supposed third-wave of the pandemic that has led to a surge in reported infections across the country. However, Sudurpashchim Province is grappling with 'zero stock' of vaccines amid the booster campaign that has raised a question regarding the federal government's haphazard announcement. Nepal 17 Jan, 2022
PM gets UML memo on COVID control The main opposition CPN-UML today submitted a 22-point memorandum to Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba urging him to provide COVID-19 vaccines to all age groups immediately. Nepal 16 Jan, 2022
Nepal bans big public gatherings, closes schools as COVID cases spike Education Ministry spokesman Deepak Sharma said a campaign to vaccinate children aged 12 to 17 at their schools would go ahead. Nepal 10 Jan, 2022
India's COVID-19 cases multiply, vulnerable groups given vaccine boosters India began administering booster doses of COVID-19 vaccine to frontline workers and vulnerable elderly people on Monday, with the fast-spreading Omicron variant fuelling an almost eight-fold rise in daily infections since the start of the year. World 10 Jan, 2022
90pc children in Humla vaccinated Ninety per cent of children in Humla have received the moderna vaccine against Covid-19. In collaboration with the health office, all the seven local levels have completed the work of vaccinating the school children. Nepal 02 Jan, 2022
Govt urged to ratify UN convention on statelessness Chair of Law, Justice, and Human Rights Committee of the House of Representatives Krishna Bhakta Pokharel said that eligible citizens were not able to obtain their citizenship mainly because of the negative attitude of political leaders, government bureaucrats, and the judiciary. Nepal 27 Dec, 2021
Govt seems to lack plan to tackle Omicron As new variants of COV- ID-19 pandemic continue to mutate, governments need to make their policies and preparation compatible with the risk posed by the fast-spreading pandemic, but Nepal government has no such plan. Nepal 27 Dec, 2021
Indian PM Narendra Modi announces Covid vaccine for children Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced Saturday that the children aged 15-18 years will be administered with Covid-19 vaccines from January 3, amid the rising Covid cases linked to the virus's Omicron strain. World 26 Dec, 2021
Nepalis travelling abroad to get Johnson & Johnson vaccine The government has started to administer Johnson & Johnson vaccines against COVID-19 for Nepalis travelling to foreign countries for jobs, education or other purposes. Nepal 26 Dec, 2021
Additional 664,560 doses of Pfizer developed covid vaccine arrives in Nepal Additional 664,560 doses of the Pfizer-developed Covid-19 vaccines have arrived in Nepal on Friday morning. Kathmandu 24 Dec, 2021
