KATHMANDU, Sept. 29 -- Several news reports emerged that Russia was supplying 25 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines to Nepal

The government has said that media reports that claimed that Russia's sovereign wealth fund was supplying 25 million doses of potential COVID-19 vaccines to Nepal is a rumor.

Senior officials at the Ministry of Health and Population said they are unaware of any such development. "The government is unaware about the agreement between Trinity Pharmaceuticals and Russia's sovereign wealth fund. The news reports emerged on Tuesday is just a rumor," said Dr Khem Karki, chief advisor to Health Minister Bhanu Bhakta Dhakal.

The remarks of Dr Karki comes in the wake of several international news reports on Tuesday claimi...