Nepal on Monday received 1.5 million doses of the Johnson and Johnson (J&amp;J) Covid-19 vaccines from the US.
The US Ambassador to Nepal, Randy Berry handed over the vaccine package to Nepal&rsquo;s Health Minister Krishna Gopal Shrestha at the Tribhuvan International Airport here earlier in the day.&nbsp;
&ldquo;This is a gift from American people, this to protect the lives of 1.5 million people,&rdquo; Berry said. &ldquo;We are not getting any concessions behind donating these vaccines, there is no interest attached and this is purely a humanitarian action.&rdquo;
Nepal had earlier received 1.8 million Covid vaccines from China and 1.1 million from India under the grant assistance.&nbsp;
Similarly, 348,000 vaccine doses was also donated under the COVAX initiative to Nepal in April.
<h2>NZ PM to chair APEC Covid meet</h2>
New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern announced on Monday that she will chair a meeting of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) leaders focusing on the Covid-19 pandemic and its economic effects. The meeting will take place on Friday, reports Xinhua news agency. &ldquo;This is the first time in APEC&rsquo;s history that leaders have held an extraordinary meeting at leaders&rsquo; level, and it reflects our desire to navigate together out of the Covid-19 pandemic and economic crisis,&rdquo; said Ardern.
3,97,892 No. of new cases reported globally in the past 24 hours
18,69,69,976 Total no. of cases worldwide
40,34,450 Total no. of deaths worldwide
Source: WHO/Johns Hopkins
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The US Ambassador to Nepal, Randy Berry handed over the vaccine package to Nepal’s Health Minister Krishna Gopal Shrestha at the Tribhuvan International Airport here earlier in the day. 

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