President Bhandari wrote to Indian counterpart Ram Nath Kovind requesting him to help Nepal with regard to the supply of "Made in India" COVID-19 vaccines. As per the official, the Nepali President also requested the Indian President to help the Himalayan Nation in regard to interruption in supplies of previously ordered Covishield Vaccines. The Nepal President also had a telephonic conversation with Chinese President Xi Jinping with the same agenda, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs informed. As per the ministry, the Chinese President committed one million dosages of the Chinese anti-COVID vaccine on a grant basis. "During the conversation, the Chinese President announced that China will provide additional 1 million doses of COVID-19 vaccine to Nepal as grant assistance.

Source: Mint May 26, 2021 15:45 UTC