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What's causing vaccine delays in some Asian countries?

BBC News
08 Mar 2021
  Japan;   Pakistan;   Philippines;   Republic of Korea

Afghanistan receives 500,000 vaccine doses via COVAX

Anadolu Agency
08 Mar 2021
  Afghanistan

All schools in the island are ready to open on March 15 except in Western Province

Colombo Page
08 Mar 2021
  Sri Lanka

UNICEF delivers first shipment of 264,000 doses of COVID-19 vaccines to Sri Lanka

Colombo Page
07 Mar 2021
  Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka receives Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccines under COVAX facility

NDTV
07 Mar 2021
  Sri Lanka

Nepal among the first Asian countries to receive Covid-19 vaccines from COVAX facility

The Himalayan Times
07 Mar 2021
  Nepal

[PRC] to provide Afghanistan with 400,000 doses of COVID-19 vaccine

Reuters
01 Mar 2021
  Afghanistan;   People's Republic of China

Relatively unscathed Bhutan to start vaccinations

The Straits Times
01 Mar 2021
  Bhutan

Sri Lanka receives 5,00,000 doses of COVID-19 vaccines from India

NDTV
25 Feb 2021
  Sri Lanka

Schools to start 5-day regular classes from March 1: Shafqat Mehmood

Geo News
25 Feb 2021
  Pakistan

Sri Lanka Central Bank explains why repatriation and conversion of export proceeds needed

Colombo Page
24 Feb 2021
  Sri Lanka

Afghanistan begins COVID-19 vaccination drive amid rising violence

Reuters
23 Feb 2021
  Afghanistan

Cabinet approval to purchase 10 million Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine doses from India

Colombo Page
23 Feb 2021
  Sri Lanka

EU allocates €39 million for the most vulnerable in Bangladesh and Myanmar

European Commission
23 Feb 2021
  European Union;   Bangladesh;   Myanmar

Sri Lanka exporters concerned over mandatory dollar conversion

Economy Next
23 Feb 2021
  Sri Lanka

India sends 13 boxes of COVID-19 vaccine to Mongolia

Business World
22 Feb 2021
  India;   Mongolia

COVID-19 vaccination program successfully immunizes over 300,000 people

Colombo Page
21 Feb 2021
  Sri Lanka

Nepal gets 1 mn doses of COVID-19 vaccine bought from India

Republic World
21 Feb 2021
  Nepal

India donates additional 100,000 doses of vaccine to Maldives

The Edition
21 Feb 2021
  India;   Maldives

Central Bank issues rules to receive export proceeds and conversion of them into Sri Lanka rupees

Colombo Page
20 Feb 2021
  Sri Lanka