Focused COVID-19 Media Monitoring, Nepal (October 19, 2021)
EMERGING THEME(S)
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Nepal reported 523 new COVID-19 cases, 9 deaths on October 18; Kavre has not reported new cases of infection in last 3 days
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Nepal Health Research Council readying to approve third phase trials for COVID-19 vaccine developed by China’s WestVac Biopharma; if okayed, it will be the third vaccine to receive approval for human trials in Nepal
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With 1.7 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines arriving this month, Nepal’s target population will have easy accessibility to inoculation