ISLAMABAD – Foreign Minister (FM) Shah Mehmood Qureshi on Monday said thatChina practically gave proof of its everlasting friendship with Pakistan,and a new chapter of companionship between both countries will be written.
FM Qureshi stated while speaking on the ceremony, in which, the Chineseambassador formally handed over the coronavirus (Covid-19) vaccine to himat the Noor Khan Airbase as the doses reached Pakistan from China.
The minister said that China donated five hundred thousand vaccine doses toPakistan and is supporting us in steps to counter the pandemic. The Chineseambassador said that Pakistan is first country to which China has donatedvaccines.
Earlier, Punjab Minister for Health Dr Yasmin Rashid said that the provincehad received a share of 70,000 doses of the coronavirus vaccine from thefederal government.
Addressing a press conference on Monday, she said that the vaccine wasbeing shifted to Lahore from Rawalpindi and it would be shifted to ColdChain Warehouse in Manga Mandi.
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She said it was their priority to vaccinate the health workers. “Theprocess to administer the vaccine will be started in a couple of days,” sheadded.
Dr Yasmin Rashid said that currently smart lockdown had been enforced at 18places. She urged the people to follow the anti-coronavirus SOPs.
She said that all healthcare and senior citizens would be vaccinated in 4-5months.
