India sends 1 million doses of COVID vaccine to Nepal as gift under 'Vaccine Maitri' Initiative
- Nepal health minister Hridayesh Tripathi said the vaccine gifted by India will be given to health workers and other front-line personnel within a week to 10 days.
- External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar confirmed that Nepal received Indian vaccines.
- The Minister said along with a photograph of Air India flight that carried the consignments to Dhaka, Touchdown in Dhaka. 'Vaccine Maitri' reaffirms the highest priority accorded by India to relations with Bangladesh.