Red Cross donates 1.6m vaccine doses to other nations
By Wang Xiaoyu |
chinadaily.com.cn |
Updated: 2021-09-03 11:30
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The Red Cross Society of China said on Thursday that it has donated 1.6 million COVID-19 vaccine doses to 12 neighboring or African countries.
The society has also gifted $1 million in cash and anti-epidemic materials worth 4.13 million yuan ($639,700) to India via the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies.
Another batch of anti-virus materials worth 3.99 million yuan was also donated by the society to Nepal.
The society said that it has been expanding international cooperation aimed at fighting against the virus.
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