Bhutan,Maldives received Made in India Covid vaccine

As many as 150,000 doses of Covishield vaccine, dispatched from India, reached Bhutan on Wednesday. "Vaccine Maitri begins. Consignment arrives in Bhutan. Another example of Neighbourhood First," tweeted external affairs minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar. 

#VaccineMaitri begins. Consignment arrives in Bhutan. Another example of #NeighbourhoodFirst. pic.twitter.com/noW9nzGZ9x

— Dr. S. Jaishankar (@DrSJaishankar) January 20, 2021

In a statement, Ministry of External Affairs said, Government of India has received several requests for the supply of Indian manufactured vaccines from neighbouring and key partner countries.In response to these requests, and in keeping with India’s stated commitment to use India’s vaccine production and delivery capacity to help all of humanity fight the Covid pandemic, supplies under grant assistance to Bhutan, Maldives, Bangladesh, Nepal, Myanmar and Seychelles also begin. 
The Ministry said, in respect of Sri Lanka, Afghanistan and Mauritius, India is awaiting their confirmation of necessary regulatory clearances.The Ministry said, the immunization programme is being implemented in India, as in other countries, in a phased manner to cover the healthcare providers, frontline workers and the most vulnerable.Keeping in view the domestic requirements of the phased rollout, India will continue to supply COVID-19 vaccines to partner countries over the coming weeks and months in a phased manner. 

100,000 doses reached Maldives too, according to Bangladesh’s foreign ministry, a special flight of India carrying the consignment will land in Dhaka on Thursday. One million doses of the vaccine will land in Kathmandu on Thursday, a day after the nation began exporting its vaccine to other countries. Prime Minister Narendra Modi  in a tweet,  said, India is deeply honoured to be a long-trusted partner in meeting the healthcare needs of the global community.