20/02/2022 07:46 (UTC)

Nepal overcomes challenges to vaccinate population against Covid-19

Kathmandu, Feb 20 (EFE/EPA).- Despite the many challenges Nepal's Covid-19 vaccination campaign faces in the form of its extreme orography that leave several regions of this country along the Himalayan mountain range almost cut off, vaccinations are progressing at a good pace thanks to the efforts of some healthcare workers.

The viral image of healthcare worker Leela Thapa carrying a 78-year-old woman to a vaccination center in a mountainous area on her back symbolized the difficulties that the Himalayan country is experiencing in trying to immunize its entire population. (Camera: ARCHIVE).

ARCHIVE FOOTAGE OF THE COVID-19 VACCINATIONS IN KATHMANDU, NEPAL.

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Date: 20/02/2022 12:00 (UTC)
Credit: EFE
Source: EPA
Topic: Health » Epidemic and plague
Health
Type: Rough cut
Duration: 67 seconds
Reference: 7001144641
Relevance: Normal