China to donate 100,000 doses of COVID-19 vaccine to Tunisia: embassy

by Staff Reporter

February 26, 2021

in Global

A medical worker gives a coronavirus vaccine shot to a patient at a vaccination facility in Beijing, Friday, Jan. 15, 2021. A city in northern China is building a 3,000-unit quarantine facility to deal with an anticipated overflow of patients as COVID-19 cases rise ahead of the Lunar New Year travel rush. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)

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TUNIS, Feb. 25 (Xinhua) — China has decided to donate 100,000 doses of COVID-19 vaccine to Tunisia, the Chinese Embassy in Tunisia announced Thursday.

“In view of the traditional and friendly relations between China and Tunisia, and in order to further support Tunisia’s anti-epidemic efforts, the Chinese government has decided to provide Tunisia with 100,000 doses of COVID-19 vaccine in the form of donation,” the Chinese embassy said in a statement posted on its Facebook account.

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“China reaffirms its readiness to continue to help Tunisia in its fight against the coronavirus to the extent possible,” the statement added.
In response, the Tunisian Presidency expressed its “sincere thanks to China for this willingness, which reflects the continuous cooperation between the two countries.”