Officials unaware of Russia supplying 25 million doses of Covid-19 vaccines to Nepal

Multiple officials from various agencies, including the foreign and health ministries, say they do not know about the purported deal with any private firm with regards to Russian vaccines arriving in Nepal.

As countries are racing to find a vaccine for the coronavirus, reports on Tuesday suggested that Russia would supply 25 million doses of its potential vaccine to Nepal, but officials in the government said they were unaware of any such development.