NP News - June 10

Three million doses of the Covid-19 vaccines, donated by the Chinese government to Myanmar, have arrived at Yangon International Airport on June 7, according to the Chinese Embassy in Myanmar. 

Starting from the outbreak of Covid 19 pandemic, China has supported 64 million doses of Covid-19 vaccine and many epidemic prevention materials to Myanmar in order to reduce transmission rate and mortality due to the pandemic.   

According to the Chinese embassy's statement, the Myanmar government has recently requested China to provide additional assistance with Covid-19 vaccines, hoping to use these vaccines for vulnerable groups such as the elderly people.