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Nepal Rejects UK Tabloid s Report Claiming Emergence Of COVID-19 Nepal Variant
Nepal rejects UK tabloid s report claiming emergence of COVID-19 Nepal variant
Kathmandu, Jun 3 (PTI) Nepal on Thursday rejected a UK tabloid report claiming the emergence of a Nepal variant of coronavirus, categorically denying its existence in the country and urging all not to spread such disinformation.
UK tabloid Daily Mail on Wednesday published a story, saying a coronavirus variant that is being linked to Nepal has been found in more than 20 people in the UK and is a mutated version of the strain identified in India.
Experts have alerted ministers to the new virus which has apparently also spread to several European countries, the tabloid said in a report.
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China has donated 800,000 doses of vaccines to Nepal
Nepal s Health Ministry on Thursday dismissed media reports that some Indian businessmen have received Chinese vaccines against the coronavirus in Kathmandu to be eligible for travelling to China.
Some media reports claimed that dozens of Indian businessmen flew from New Delhi to Kathmandu just to get the Chinese vaccine after Beijing made it mandatory for those wishing to visit China for business or study purposes to get vaccinated with the Chinese vaccines.
China has donated 800,000 doses of vaccines to Nepal.
There is no possibility of Indian businessmen getting the Chinese vaccines in Nepal as those wishing to get vaccinated must produce their identity before receiving the jab, said Ganesh Shrivastav, information officer at the Ministry of Health and Population.