Protecting citizens from COVID-19 pandemic common responsibility: PM Deuba

Kathmandu: Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba has said that it was the responsibility of all to save the lives of the people from the COVID-19 pandemic.

At a virtual interaction with chief ministers of all seven provinces and concerned ministers of the federal government regarding a special vaccine campaign against COVID-19 at Singh Durbar on Monday, Prime Minister Deuba shared that saving the life of the people by making the vaccine campaign effective was the first priority of the present government. Saying though progress was made in the vaccination campaign against COVID-19, many doses are still in storage as it has not reached the doorsteps of the people, he stressed that chief district officers, people’s representatives and stakeholders should work responsibly in order to make the campaign effective.

“It is said that a new variant of COVID has been detected in Nepal. It is necessary to accelerate and take the vaccine campaign ahead. It is the responsibility of all of us to save the life of the people vaccinating them. I request all to actively engage in the campaign of protecting all the citizens from COVID-19 by administering them with a full dose of vaccine within mid-April, 2022,” he said.

He appealed to all—security bodies, health workers and political parties, among others to ensure the full dose of vaccine to all as experts have been saying that the risk of the third variant might be decreased if people get booster dose against COVID-19.

Prime Minister Deuba pointed out the need of making the vaccine campaign effective in order to protect all citizens including the children, as it is said that the new variant of COVID-19 would put the children at the risk.