COVID-19: India dispatches 1.5 lakh doses of Covishield vaccine as gift to Bhutan

Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], January 20 (ANI): As a gift from India, the first consignment of 1.5 lakh dosages of COVID-19 vaccine ‘Covishield’ was dispatched to Thimphu, Bhutan from Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport, Mumbai in the wee hours of Wednesday. According to the sources, a consignment containing 1,50,000 doses of Covishield will reach Thimphu today. Bhutan is the first country to receive the Government of India’s gift of the COVID vaccines, manufactured by the Serum Institute of India (SII). In line with India-Bhutan unique and special relations, India ensured a…