Booster dose campaign to resume from September 11 ​​​​​​​District Health Office, Kathmandu is going to resume booster dose campaign against COVID-19 from September 11. Health 05 Sep, 2023
Manage COVID-19 booster dose, says health minister Minister for Health and Population Padam Giri has directed the authorities concerned to manage booster doses of COVID-19 vaccines in view of the continued threat of the disease. Health 03 Feb, 2023
Get booster shots against COVID-19: Health ministry In view of the increasing COVID-19 cases in neighbouring India and China, the Ministry of Health and Population has urged all Nepali people to receive a booster shot of COVID-19 vaccine. Nepal 26 Dec, 2022
'Scrap mandatory PCR tests for fully vaccinated travellers' The tourism associations have submitted a joint letter to Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba urging to initiate measures to facilitate tourist arrivals into the country and for the revival of the coronavirus-battered tourism industry. Business 25 Feb, 2022
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
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
Covid-19 booster vaccine to be administered from Sunday Nepal government has decided to begin the Covid-19 booster vaccine campaign from January 16. Nepal 15 Jan, 2022
India gives COVID vaccine boosters to most at risk, hospitalisation low India began administering COVID-19 vaccine boosters to front-line workers and vulnerable elderly people on Monday, with the Omicron variant fuelling an almost eight-fold rise in daily infections over the past 10 days. World 10 Jan, 2022
Australia COVID-19 cases surge, overloading testing system Australian COVID-19 cases soared to a pandemic record on Tuesday as the Omicron variant ripped through most of the country, driving up hospitalisation rates as the once-formidable testing regime buckled under lengthy wait times and stock shortages. World 04 Jan, 2022
India imposes stricter rules to prevent COVID-19 spread during festive season Indian authorities started to impose stringent rules on Thursday to prevent mass gatherings at parties and public venues ahead of new year celebrations as the nation sees a spike in COVID-19 infections. World 30 Dec, 2021
India allows emergency use of Merck's COVID-19 pill, two more vaccines India gave emergency use authorisation (EUA) for Merck's COVID-19 pill molnupiravir, and Serum Institute of India's Covovax and Biological E's Corbevax coronavirus vaccines, the country's health minister said on Twitter. World 28 Dec, 2021
China's Sinovac COVID-19 booster weaker against Omicron: Hong Kong study Three doses of Sinovac's CoronaVac COVID-19 vaccine do not produce adequate levels of antibodies to fight the Omicron variant of the coronavirus, researchers from Hong Kong said in a statement. Health 23 Dec, 2021
