PHNOM PENH, Feb 8 (NNN-AKP) – A special plane carrying the first batch of China-donated Sinopharm COVID-19 vaccines, arrived in Cambodia yesterday, which was welcomed by Prime Minister, Samdech Techo Hun Sen, at the capital’s airport.
Hun Sen expressed his profound gratitude to China, for the provision of the Sinopharm vaccines to Cambodia, saying that, the donation truly reflected China’s generosity and it would contribute further to the Sino-Cambodian ties.
“These vaccines have been used broadly in China and other countries so far, so millions of people have already received the Chinese vaccines,” he said, in a public speech earlier this week.
He said, a vaccination drive will be launched on Feb 10, and the prioritised groups will be doctors and nurses, armed forces, teachers, tuk-tuk and taxi drivers, and garbage collectors, among others.
Cambodia, on Thursday, authorised the emergency use of Sinopharm COVID-19 vaccine, saying, “the vaccine is used safely in China and other countries.”
The Southeast Asian nation has done well to contain the spread of COVID-19. The kingdom has so far, registered a total of 474 confirmed cases, with zero death and 454 recoveries, according to the Ministry of Health.– NNN-AKP
