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China to donate COVID-19 vaccine to Mongolia
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Ulaanbaatar /MONTSAME/ On February 9, Minister of Health S.Enkhbold received Ambassador of China to Mongolia Chai Wenrui.
At the beginning of the meeting, the Ambassador underlined that cooperation in health sector is a big part of Comprehensive Partnership relations between the two countries and cooperation between the two Ministries of Health has been running successfully in recent years. Especially, no infection case of COVID-19 has been transmitted between the two countries as a result of providing mutual support and working closely by exchanging information, the Ambassador pointed out.
Citing that at his address to the World Health Assembly 2020 President of China Xi Jinping noted that China would develop COVID-19 vaccine and provide it to countries, the Ambassador said the statement came into action as the country made a decision to supply 10 million doses of vaccine to COVAX program. "Concurrently with it, China will provide vaccine aid to 53 developing countries and Mongolia is in the list of countries that will receive the vaccine in priority."
Expressing his sincere gratitude to the Government of China on rendering non-refundable aid of necessary medical equipment and personal protective equipment to Mongolia and sharing knowledge and experience, the Health Minister briefed about some measures being taken in regard with the increase of community infection clusters in the capital city and preparation works for vaccination.
The Minister also voiced to make efforts for keeping success of zero infection transmission between the two countries further alongside developing bilateral cooperation in health sector in many other directions once the pandemic subsides.
