Chinese Ambassador to Cairo Liao Liqiang announced Wednesday that China has now provided a total of 600,000 doses of coronavirus vaccines to Egypt, done so far in two batches in February and March with another soon. Liqiang said that his country encourages Chinese companies to sell vaccines, and ongoing discussions are in place to have the Sinopharm company produce its vaccine in Egypt. The ministry is currently using China’s Sinopharm and AstraOxford vaccine and the Russian Sputnik V sputnik in the near future. The vaccination campaign started in Egypt with medical staff teams, and earlier in March with seniors and those with underlying health conditions. Egypt on Tuesday reported 778 new coronavirus cases, bringing the country’s tally up to 206,510, ministry spokesperson Khaled Megahed announced.

Source: Egypt Independent April 07, 2021 14:15 UTC