Bangladesh receives 5,00,000 doses of Chinese COVID-19 vaccine as gift
The Hindu
Foreign Minister Abdul Momen said that Bangladesh seeks to procure 40 to 50 million doses of the Chinese vaccine on a commercial basis.
Bangladesh on Wednesday received 5,00,000 doses of China’s Sinopharm vaccine as a gift to continue its vaccination drive, which was halted due to shortage of India-made Astrazeneca jabs. Chinese Ambassador Li Jiming handed over the vaccines to Foreign Minister Dr. A.K. Abdul Momen and Health Minister Zahid Maleque at State Guest House Padma, hours after a Bangladesh aircraft landed in Dhaka carrying the vaccines from China. Mr. Momen said that Bangladesh seeks to procure 40 to 50 million doses of the Chinese vaccine on a commercial basis.
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