By Misbah Saba Malik and Liu Tian | Xinhua | Updated: 2021-02-01 11:10 Share CLOSE A staff member displays a sample of the COVID-19 inactivated vaccine at a vaccine production plant of China National Pharmaceutical Group Co Ltd (Sinopharm) in Beijing, capital of China, April 10, 2020. [Photo/Xinhua]
Amid the raging COVID-19 pandemic, the vaccine aid provided by China to Pakistan is another testament to the traditional friendship between the two countries.
With over half a million cases and more than 11,000 deaths, Pakistan is struggling against the second wave of the deadly coronavirus.
The pandemic has affected people from all walks of life, especially teachers and students.
State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi said on Friday that with joint efforts of China and Hungary, vaccine cooperation will definitely become an upgraded version of anti-COVID-19 cooperation between the two countries.
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China will donate three lakh COVID-19 vaccine doses to Sri Lanka, stepping up its vaccine diplomacy in South Asia as India rushed its domestically manufactured coronavirus vaccines to several countries in the subcontinent as well as across the globe.
Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa on Thursday thanked India for its generosity after he received five lakh doses of Covishield vaccine gifted by New Delhi under the ‘Neighbourhood First’ policy.
“China will donate three lakh COVID-19 vaccine doses to Sri Lanka to jointly fight the COVID-19 pandemic,” state-run Xinhua news agency reported on Wednesday, citing a statement from the Chinese embassy in Colombo.
The vaccines are manufactured by the China National Pharmaceutical Group. (Representational)
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China will donate three lakh COVID-19 vaccine doses to Sri Lanka, stepping up its vaccine diplomacy in South Asia as India rushed its domestically manufactured coronavirus vaccines to several countries in the subcontinent as well as across the globe.
Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa on Thursday thanked India for its generosity after he received five lakh doses of Covishield vaccine gifted by New Delhi under the Neighbourhood First policy. China will donate three lakh COVID-19 vaccine doses to Sri Lanka to jointly fight the COVID-19 pandemic, state-run Xinhua news agency reported on Wednesday, citing a statement from the Chinese embassy in Colombo.
High-risk groups to be inoculated nationwide By ZHANG ZHIHAO | China Daily | Updated: 2020-12-21 09:13 Share CLOSE A staff member displays a sample of the COVID-19 inactivated vaccine at a vaccine production plant of China National Pharmaceutical Group Co Ltd (Sinopharm) in Beijing, capital of China, April 10, 2020. [Photo/Xinhua]
China will focus on nationwide vaccination of people and workers deemed at high risk of contracting COVID-19 over the winter and spring, as the cold weather can complicate prevention and control efforts, senior health officials said.
The high-risk groups include workers in customs, medicine and healthcare, the cold chain industry, public transportation, produce and seafood markets, and those traveling to medium－or high-risk areas for work or study, said Cui Gang, a senior official of the National Health Commission s Bureau of Disease Prevention and Control.