India to closely monitor Chinese visa rules tied to Chinese vaccines
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India is closely monitoring developments after the Chinese embassy on Monday said it will simplify visa applications for Indians inoculated with made in China Covid-19 vaccines.
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India is closely monitoring developments after the Chinese embassy on Monday said it will simplify visa applications for Indians inoculated with made in China Covid-19 vaccines. Sources said 27 other countries have received similar notifications. Highly placed sources told ET that this could be an attempt to get Chinese Covid-19 vaccines recognised on bilateral terms, as none of China’s vaccines has been approved by the World Health Organisation (WHO). India has not approved any Chinese Covid-19 vaccine till now.
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China announced on Friday that it would waive a COVID-19 test and health form requirement for foreigners applying for visas to the mainland from Hong Kong if they have been vaccinated with a Chinese-made
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Pakistan assists Iraq in fight against COVID-19
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ISLAMABAD, Pakistan: On the directives of Prime Minister Imran Khan, Pakistan is dispatching three planes-load of COVID-related relief goods to the brotherly Republic of Iraq.
The first plane-load was dispatched on Saturday in the presence of the Chairman of the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) Lt. General Akhtar Nawaz Satti, Senior Officials of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and the Ambassador of the Republic of Iraq to Pakistan Hamid Abbas Lafta.
The next two consignments will be sent in the coming week.
In a statement, the Ministry of Foreign Affair said that Pakistan and Iraq have long-standing fraternal ties rooted firmly in shared faith and values. The two Countries have multifaceted relationships, marked by regular high-level exchanges and growing cooperation in diverse fields.