Egypt hails UAE and China as 1st batch of COVID-19 vaccine arrives | Mena

Cairo: Egypt has expressed appreciation to the UAE after the first batch of a Chinese vaccine against COVID-19 arrived in the country. The first cargo of the Sinopharm vaccine arrived at the Cairo International Airport from the UAE Thursday night. ࢀœWith the depth of friendship, fraternity and historical links between Egypt and its brethren in the Emirates, historical friendship with the Chinese people and concerted efforts, we have received the first of the [vaccine] shipments,ࢀ Egyptian Health Minister Dr. Hala Zayed said at a press conference. The official thanked the UAE and China for supporting the Egyptians under the pandemic…