Bangladesh approves purchase of Covid vaccines from China

DHAKA: The Bangladeshi government has approved the purchase of Covid-19 vaccines from China. Bangladesh's Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs, the highest body to deal with economic issues, in a meeting has approved the purchase.

ShahidaAkhtar, a senior Cabinet Division official, told journalists after the meeting on Wednesday that Bangladesh will buy vaccines from China National Pharmaceutical Group (Sinopharm).

The approval came a week after Bangladesh received a batch of Sinopharm Covid-19 vaccine donated by China.

Chinese Ambassador to Bangladesh Li Jiming formally handed over the vaccines to Bangladeshi Foreign Minister AK Abdul Momen and Health Minister ZahidMaleque at a ceremony at the State Guest House Padma in Dhaka on last Wednesday.

The Bangladeshi government has already announced that it will start administering from next week Sinopharm Covid-19 vaccine donated by China.

The health minister made the announcement at press conference Monday, saying "health professionals on the frontline of the fight against the pandemic will receive the doses beginning May 25 or 26". Bangladesh suspended administering the first dose of the vaccine on April 26 after India halted export to tackle its own crisis. (IANS)

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