In a bid to pressure the Nepal government to roll out its Covid vaccine, the Chinese Embassy in Kathmandu has announced it will provide visas to only those who have been fully vaccinated with China-made Covid-19 vaccines.

In order to resume personnel exchanges between China and foreign countries in an orderly manner, the Chinese Embassy in Nepal will provide facilitation to visa applicants who have been fully vaccinated with China-made Covid-19 vaccines and issued vaccination certificates, a notice issued by the Chinese mission read.