Nepal begins first phase of Covid-19 vaccination drive

Prime Minister Oli says all eligible citizens will be inoculated within three months but officials fail to explain how. The country will need around 45 million doses to cover 72 percent of the 30 million people.

When Usha Devkota woke up on Wednesday morning, she was excited and nervous at the same time. Devkota, in charge of the intensive unit care unit at Sukraraj Tropical and Infectious Disease Hospital, was set to receive the coronavirus vaccine.