February 2, 2021
ISLAMABAD/LAHORE: Pakistan and China on Monday said they were proud of their friendship and the year 2021 would be even more significant as both countries mark 70 years of establishing diplomatic relations.
Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi and Chinese Ambassador Nong Rong were speaking at Nur Khan Air Base, where the first batch of 500,000 doses of Sinopharm vaccine arrived through a special PAF flight.
The foreign minister thanked the leadership and people of China for sending the gift of Sinopharm vaccine to Pakistan to fight the pandemic. He added that the vaccine had arrived right at the time when Pakistan was grappling with the second wave of COVID-19, his office said in a statement.
500,000 doses of Chinese vaccine arrive in Pakistan
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February 2, 2021
ISLAMABAD/LAHORE: Pakistan and China on Monday said they were proud of their friendship and the year 2021 would be even more significant as both countries mark 70 years of establishing diplomatic relations.
Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi and Chinese Ambassador Nong Rong were speaking at the Nur Khan Air Base, where the first batch of 500,000 doses of Sinopharm vaccine arrived through a special PAF flight. The foreign minister thanked the leadership and people of China for sending the gift of Sinopharm vaccine to Pakistan to fight the pandemic. He added that the vaccine had arrived right at the time when Pakistan was grappling with the second wave of COVID-19, his office said in a statement.
Islamabad: The second wave of COVID-19 has claimed 176 lives in the last two days in Pakistan. It is the highest number of casualties in a period of two days since the outbreak of the second wave. According to the health authorities, the virus situation is far from improving in the country.
Special Assistant to Prime Minister (SAPM) on Health Dr Faisal Sultan, while chairing an online meeting on ‘Reinforcing Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) during the second wave of COVID-19’ said, “We are passing through the same situation that we had faced in June.”
Earlier, the highest number of deaths was reported on June 15 when the first wave had reached its peak, claiming 124 lives in a day and making the June 8’s toll of 90 deaths the second highest.