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Iraq approves use of Chinese, British COVID-19 vaccines; Israel extends lockdown for 10 days People's Daily Online (Xinhua) 09:51, January 20, 2021 CAIRO, Jan. 19 (Xinhua) -- Iraq on Tuesday approved the emergency use of China's Sinopharm and British AstraZeneca vaccines to contain the spread of COVID-19 pandemic. Meanwhile, Israel decided to extend nationwide lockdown for 10 days. The Iraqi Ministry of Health said in a brief statement that the Iraqi National Board for Selection of Drugs (NBSD) approved the emergency use of the two vaccines. Iraqi Ministry of Health spokesman Sayf al-Badr told Xinhua that the Chinese vaccine, developed...
