China, on Friday, has announced to send more 600,000 doses of Covid-19 vaccines to Bangladesh as a gift.
“On the evening of May 21, Chinese State Councillor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi had a phone conversation with Bangladeshi Foreign Minister A K Abdul Momen at the request of the latter, and announced that China will gift the second batch of 600,000 doses of COVID-19 vaccines to Bangladesh” said a spokesperson of Chinese Embassy.
The Chinese minister said, China pays close attention to the latest situation of the epidemic in Bangladesh.
“At the critical point of time in Bangladesh’s fight against the epidemic, China is concerned about the urgent need for vaccine of Bangladeshi friends and overcomes the huge demand for domestic and foreign orders and the shortage of vaccine supply.”
“Just nine days after the arrival of the first batch of 500,000 doses as a gift, China once again announced the provision of the second batch of gift vaccines to Bangladesh, which fully reflects that China attaches great importance to the friendly relations between the two countries.”
“In the future, China is willing to provide the necessary support for Bangladesh and South Asian countries to fight the epidemic, deepen anti-epidemic cooperation with Bangladesh, and effectively protect the health and life safety of the people of the two countries,” the Embassy said.
The arrival of the second batch of the Chinese vaccine will definitely help the Bangladeshi government and people build a strong line of defence against the epidemic, the spokesperson said.
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