Senegal receives first batch of Chinese COVID-19 vaccine


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Senegal's President Macky Sall speaks after cargo containing China's Sinopharm coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine is unloaded from a plane in Diass, Senegal, Feb 17, 2021. [Photo/Xinhua] DAKAR - Senegal on Wednesday night received the first batch of China's Sinopharm COVID-19 vaccine. Senegalese President Macky Sall, First Lady Marieme Faye Sall, senior government officials, Chinese Ambassador to Senegal Xiao Han and representatives of the World Health Organization also attended the delivery ceremony at Blaise Diagne International Airport. The first batch of 200,000 doses of vaccine were conveyed by a special flight of the national company Air Senegal from Beijing. Speaking at...