Nepal received 4 million doses of Sinovac-CoronaVac Covid-19 vaccine from China.
According to the Department of Health Service, China provided 3.5 million doses of vaccine on Saturday and 500,000 on Monday under the grant assistance.
Badebabu Thapa, a senior official at the Logistic Management Section under the Department of Health Services, confirmed that Nepal received 4 million doses of Sinovac-CoronaVac Covid-19 vaccine.
It has been learnt that the vaccine can be administered to people above 18 years of age.
Earlier in May, the World Health Organization (WHO) had granted emergency use approval to the Sinovac-CoronaVac Covid-19 vaccine.
