Tanahun/bardiya, May 26 -- Amid the risk of a new surge of Covid cases in the country, the Ministry of Health and Population said that it has only around 121,000 Covid vaccine doses and a limited number of testing kits in stock.

Officials say that even though the risk of new surge of the deadly virus has heightened of late due to a surge in coronavirus cases in neighbouring India and China, they will not request the aid agencies for help, as the government has decided to hold officials accountable if foreign aid is sought and not used them on time.

"All materials including medicines stockpiled as per the disaster preparedness plan, may not come in use and many of them get expired," said Dr Bibek Kumar lal, director at the Family Welfare...