Mumbai: India has developed two corona vaccines and has already started the vaccination drive in the nation. The nation is now helping other countries by providing them vaccine.  The Serum Institute of India's consignment of corona vaccines, containing 10 lakh dosages to be dispatched to Kathmandu and 20 lakh dosages to Dhaka, arrived at Mumbai's Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport in the wee hours of Thursday.

The Government of Nepal plans to inoculate 72 per cent of its citizens. Nepal has completed all the preparation for vaccination and everything is on set with vaccination drive soon to start in the country.  Besides the vaccine, India earlier had provided Nepal with medical equipment, medicines and other logistical support to fight the pandemic.

On January 8, Bangladesh had approved the procurement of 30 million doses of COVID-19 vaccine 'Covishield' from India. India's Ministry of External Affairs had announced a vaccine rollout for Bhutan, Maldives, Bangladesh, Nepal, Myanmar and Seychelles from Wednesday which comes in line with its Neighbourhood First Policy.

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