JUST IN: China Donates COVID-19 Vaccine Doses To Nigeria

• China has donated doses of the COVID-19 vaccine to Nigeria.

The Chinese government has donated 470,000 doses of the Sinopharm COVID-19 vaccine to Nigeria, EKO HOT BLOG has gathered.

The latest development was disclosed by the Chinese Ambassador to Nigeria, CUI Jianchun, during a visit to the Minister of Health, Osagie Ehanire, in Abuja on Friday evening.

Jianchun, who said the gesture was a result of the good relationship between Nigeria and China, noted that the vaccines are expected to arrive in the country soon.

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

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

Ehanire added that 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”.

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“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,” the Minister stated.

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

So far, Nigeria 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.

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