China has decided to donate another 500,000 doses of the Sinopharm coronavirus vaccine to Sri Lanka.
The Chinese Embassy in Colombo said the vaccine doses will arrive in Sri Lanka within this month.
The Embassy further said the gesture by China is to support the Sri Lankan people fighting the current wave of the coronavirus.
The total number of the Chinese manufactured Sinopharm vaccine doses delivered to Sri Lanka will reach 1.1 million with the delivery of the new consignment. (NewsWire)
#China decided to donate another 500,000 doses of #Sinopharm #vaccine within this month to support #SriLankan people fighting current wave of #COVID19
Tally Aid raises to 1.1 million@MFA_China @cidcaofficial @GotabayaR @PresRajapaksa #VaccinationForAll #VaccinEquity pic.twitter.com/kFY4DONUlN
— Chinese Embassy in Sri Lanka (@ChinaEmbSL) May 19, 2021