ZIMBABWEAN President Emmerson Mnangagwa on Monday lauded China for donating COVID-19 vaccines to Zimbabwe as the country embarks on its inoculation program.
China last week pledged to donate an additional 200,000 Sinopharm COVID-19 doses in additional to 200,000 doses received in the country last month.
Another 600,000 doses bought from Sinopharm are expected in the country this month.
The one million doses of the Sinopharm vaccine will be enough to vaccinate at least 500,000 people including frontline workers at risk of infection and a significant portion of the elderly and those with chronic conditions.
In a televised national address on Monday, Mnangagwa said the donation by China will go a long way in aiding Zimbabwe’s fight against the pandemic.
“On behalf of the government and the people of Zimbabwe, I once again express my profound gratitude to the president of the People’s Republic of China Xi Jinping, the government and
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