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Nepal receives more China-donated COVID-19 vaccines
Xinhua
02 Jun 2021, 02:30 GMT+10
KATHMANDU, June 1 (Xinhua) In a major boost to its faltering vaccination drive against COVID-19, Nepal on Tuesday received more vaccines granted by China. A Nepal Airlines plane carrying a batch of Chinese vaccine arrived in Kathmandu on Tuesday afternoon from Beijing, Dim Prasad Poudel, managing director of the airline, told Xinhua. Meanwhile, the Himalaya Airlines, a Nepal-China joint venture based in Kathmandu, announced on the same day that it is bringing another batch of shots donated by China s Tibet Autonomous Region. The government of Nepal sincerely appreciates and thanks the government of the People s Republic of China and the Tibet Autonomous Region of China for providing the life-saving vaccines at this trying time, the Foreign Ministry of Nepal said in a press release.