Xinhua
Zimbabwe on Saturday received a shipment of Sinopharm COVID-19 vaccine doses from China as the southern African country ramps up inoculations to battle the third wave of the coronavirus pandemic.
The country is also expecting to take another delivery of vaccine doses from the Chinese pharmaceutical company Sinovac next week.
The latest delivery of vaccines from China comes at a time when the country is registering a rebound in COVID-19 cases, prompting authorities to introduce new restrictive measures to curtail the spread of the virus.
According to the health ministry’s daily update, the country on Friday recorded 911 new positive cases, the highest daily number since February.
Zimbabwean Finance Minister Mthuli Ncube speaks in front of the COVID-19 vaccine from China at R.G. Mugabe International Airport in Harare, Zimbabwe, on June 26, 2021. (Xinhua/Shaun Jusa) Zimbabwe receives another shipment of Sinopharm COVID-19 vaccine doses from China as it ramps up inoculations to battle the third wave of the pandemic. HARARE, June 27 (Xinhua) Zimbabwe on Saturday received a shipment of Sinopharm COVID-19 vaccine doses from.