China has completed shipment of vaccines and matching syringes to 66 countries and one international organization as of Sunday, according to China’s Ministry of Commerce.
Qian Chunying, an official from the ministry, released the update on Monday. Qian said the ministry is organizing vaccine assistance for 88 countries and four international organizations.
The related departments will ensure the vaccines are delivered to the recipient countries in the shortest possible time, Qian noted.
Staff members unload vaccines donated by China at a Philippine Air Force base in Manila, the Philippines on Feb. 28, 2021. A batch of Sinovac vaccine CoronaVac donated by China arrived in the Philippines on Sunday, the first COVID-19 vaccine to reach the Southeast Asian country. The delivery of the vaccines allows the Philippines to start mass vaccinations soon, marking a new phase in the country’s fight against the COVID-19 that infected 576,352 and killed 12,318.(Photo: Xinhua)
