WHO congratulates Nepal for administering 1 million does of COVID-19 vaccines

KATHMANDU: Dr Poonam Khetrapal Singh, Regional Director of the World Health Organization (WHO) has congratulated Nepal for administering 1 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines. 

“Congratulations Nepal for administering 1 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines and fully vaccinating 15 % population in population in a short time,” she said. 

According to the data released by the Ministry of Health and Population (MoHP), 5,425,888 people have so far received the first dose of the vaccine while 4,677,796 have been inoculated with both doses.