China to donate 500,000 more Sinopharm doses to Sri Lanka

China to donate 500,000 more Sinopharm doses to Sri Lanka

May 19, 2021   05:33 pm

Sri Lanka is to receive another stock of the China-manufactured COVID-19 vaccine Sinopharm, State Minister of Production, Supply and Regulation of Pharmaceuticals Prof. Channa Jayasumana stated.

The 500,000 vaccine doses will arrive as a donation from the People’s Republic of China.

The Embassy of China in Sri Lanka has confirmed that the stock of vaccines will be delivered within this month, Jayasumana said.

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