COLOMBO, July 13 (Xinhua) -- Sri Lanka's health authorities have received another 2 million doses of China's Sinopharm COVID-19 vaccines, local media reported recently. The vaccines were brought in from Beijing on Sunday onboard Sri Lanka's national carrier, SriLankan Airlines, according to the Colombo Page newspaper.
A staff member transports a cargo containing the Sinovac COVID-19 vaccines in Manila, the Philippines, June 17, 2021. (Xinhua/Rouelle Umali) China was the first-ever country to deliver COVID-19 vaccines to the Philippines, allowing the government to kick off its vaccination drive on March 1.
SYDNEY, July 13 (Xinhua) -- Papua New Guinea (PNG) announced a rollout of the Chinese-made Sinopharm vaccine on Tuesday in a further effort to contain the spread of COVID-19 in the Pacific island country. A ceremony was held at Port Moresby General Hospital in the capital city of Port Moresby.
BEIJING, July 13 (Xinhua) -- The Chinese side stands ready to conduct in-depth vaccine cooperation with Turkey and help it defeat the COVID-19 pandemic at an early date, Chinese President Xi Jinping said Tuesday in a phone conversation with his Turkish counterpart, Recep Tayyip Erdogan. Xi pointed out that since last year, the practical cooperation between China and Turkey has yielded encouraging results, showing strong resilience and great potential.
