China Donates 470,000 Doses Of COVID Vaccine To Nigeria

The Chinese government has donated 470,000 doses of the
Sinopharm COVID-19 vaccines to Nigeria.

The Chinese Ambassador to Nigeria, CUI Jianchun, made the
disclosure Friday evening during a visit to the Minister of Health,
Osagie Ehanire in Abuja.

He said the vaccines are expected to arrive in the country
soon.

Jianchun said the vaccines were donated to support the country’s
fight against COVID-19 in furtherance of the cooperation between
the two countries.

“This is perfect proof of the excellent quality of the
relationship between our two peoples,” he said.

Minister of Health, on his part, said Nigeria was waiting for
the arrival of the vaccines, noting that the country ran out of
COVID-19 vaccines since July 8, 2021.

He said China had done a lot to help Nigeria’s development,
adding that “if some relationships like that are to blossom, we
will continue to nourish it.”

“And also it doesn’t only help us to address the gaps that we
have in the healthcare system, but also generally in other kinds of
gaps that we have,” he added.

Nigeria has administered at least 3,938,945 doses of COVID-19
vaccines since the programme started in March.

So far, the country has reported 170,122 confirmed cases of
COVID-19 with a death toll of 2,130, since it recorded its first
positive case on February 27, 2020, according to the Johns Hopkins
University Coronavirus Resource Center in the United States, which
tracks the global outbreak.

The Chinese government has donated 470,000 doses of the
Sinopharm COVID-19 vaccines to Nigeria.

The Chinese Ambassador to Nigeria, CUI Jianchun, made the
disclosure Friday evening during a visit to the Minister of Health,
Osagie Ehanire in Abuja.

He said the vaccines are expected to arrive in the country
soon.

Jianchun said the vaccines were donated to support the country’s
fight against COVID-19 in furtherance of the cooperation between
the two countries.

“This is perfect proof of the excellent quality of the
relationship between our two peoples,” he said.

Minister of Health, on his part, said Nigeria was waiting for
the arrival of the vaccines, noting that the country ran out of
COVID-19 vaccines since July 8, 2021.

He said China had done a lot to help Nigeria’s development,
adding that “if some relationships like that are to blossom, we
will continue to nourish it.”

“And also it doesn’t only help us to address the gaps that we
have in the healthcare system, but also generally in other kinds of
gaps that we have,” he added.

Nigeria has administered at least 3,938,945 doses of COVID-19
vaccines since the programme started in March.

So far, the country has reported 170,122 confirmed cases of
COVID-19 with a death toll of 2,130, since it recorded its first
positive case on February 27, 2020, according to the Johns Hopkins
University Coronavirus Resource Center in the United States, which
tracks the global outbreak.