Zambia, Tanzania's Zanzibar receive COVID-19 vaccines donated by China

Zanzibar's Minister of Trade and Industrial Development Omar Said Shaaban (L) and Chinese Consul General in Zanzibar Zhang Zhisheng attend the handover ceremony of the COVID-19 vaccines at the Abeid Amani Karume International Airport in Zanzibar, Tanzania, on July 31, 2021. (Xinhua/Herman Emmanuel)

The Chinese government has donated various medical equipment and supplies to African countries in the fight against COVID-19. Recently, Zambia and Tanzania's Zanzibar have received COVID-19 vaccines and syringes donated by China.

Workers prepare to transfer China-donated COVID-19 vaccines at the Abeid Amani Karume International Airport in Zanzibar, Tanzania, on July 31, 2021. (Xinhua/Herman Emmanuel)

Workers transfer a batch of China's Sinopharm vaccines at the Kenneth Kaunda International Airport in Lusaka, Zambia, on Aug. 7, 2021.(Xinhua/Zhao Yupeng)

A batch of China's Sinopharm vaccines arrive at the Kenneth Kaunda International Airport in Lusaka, Zambia, on Aug. 7, 2021. (Xinhua/Zhao Yupeng)

Source(s): Xinhua News Agency