Egypt granted 300K doses of China’s Sinopharm vaccine

  • Date: 24-Feb-2021
  • Source: Zawya
  • Sector:Healthcare
  • Country:Egypt
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Egypt granted 300K doses of China’s Sinopharm vaccine

Egypt granted 300K doses of China's Sinopharm vaccine Egypt is finalizing the vaccination of medical staff at quarantine hospitals    ArabFinance: Egyptian Minister of Health and Population Hala Zayed said that Egypt has received a new batch of the Chinese Sinopharm vaccine granted by China, according to the ministry's statement.The new batch of 300,000 doses arrived to Cairo International Airport early on Tuesday, February 23rd .Currently, Egypt is finalizing the vaccination of medical staff at quarantine hospitals and will begin vaccinating high-priority citizens next week.The registration on the ministry's website to take the vaccine will start next week.Earlier, the health ministry in Egypt announced 623 new coronavirus cases, raising the total count to 178,774 since the pandemic started in 2020.Copyright © 2021 Arab Finance Brokerage Company All rights reserved. Provided by SyndiGate Media Inc. (Syndigate.info).Zawya CoverageagricultureMENA's imports of French apples up 16% to over 46,000 tonnesreal estate31% of multi-millionaires in Middle East plan to buy new home in 2021equitiesQatari Barwa refinances $157mln facilityaviationUAE aircraft lessor DAE sees rise in loss provisions as customer revenues impactedsaudi arabiaSaudi GDP set to rise 2.1% in 2021; second COVID-19 wave could derail economyMoreReuters CoverageequitiesSri Lankan shares rise as cenbank looks to alleviate default fearsfinancial