COVID-19: Nepal to buy 4 million doses of Chinese vaccine, non-disclosure deal raises concerns

"The Cabinet has authorised the vaccine procurement unit of the Ministry of Health to buy four million doses of the vaccine from China," Minister for Industry, Supplies and Commerce Rajkishwor Yadhav told the Post.

Kathmandu: Nepal is set to buy four million doses of the Chinese Sinopharm vaccine amid its fight the second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic, local media reported. However, details like the price and delivery date have been kept under wraps. The Kathmandu Post reported that the vaccines would be bought under a non-disclosure agreement, as proposed by Sinopharm, raising concerns among many people in the Himalayan nation.