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Nepal on Friday gave approval for AstraZeneca's COVISHIELD vaccine against the novel coronavirus in the country.
"Conditional permission has been granted for emergency use authorisation of COVISHIELD vaccine against Covid-19 in Nepal," a statement by the country's Department of Drug Administration said.
Nepal has reported 266,816 cases and 1,948 deaths from Covid-19 so far, according to official data.