13 July 2021, 4:47 AM | Reuters | @SABCNews
Image: ReutersA healthcare worker prepares a Pfizer coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccination in Los Angeles, California, US, January 7, 2021.
Saudi Arabia will send a medical aid package to Tunisia that includes one million doses of vaccine to help the North Africa country control the rapid spread of the COVID pandemic.
Saudi Arabia joins other Arab countries in helping Tunisia, which is facing the collapse of its health care system, including Egypt, Algeria, UAE, Kuwait, Turkey and Qatar.
The Saudi Press Agency said on Monday the aid also includes 190 respirators and other equipment.
“We are in a catastrophic situation the health system has collapsed, we can only find a bed in hospitals with great difficulty,” said health ministry spokesperson Nisaf Ben Alaya.
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