China pledges additional 300,000 doses of COVID-19 vaccines to Nepal, taking total grant to 800,000

March 2, 2021 China has committed to provide an additional 300,000 doses of vaccines against COVID-19 to Nepal. Chinese Ambassador to Nepal Hou Yanqi tweeted on Monday that a total of 800,000 doses, including the additional 300,000 doses, of vaccines would be provided to Nepal as grant. Earlier, Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi had promised that China would provide 500,000 doses of vaccines against COVID-19 to Nepal. Wang had made the commitment in a telephone conversation with Foreign Minister Pradip Kumar Gyawali according to a statement issued by Nepal's Ministry of Foreign Affairs on February 5. "In…