Ties may take a hit as China gets upset with Nepal over vaccine disclosureSinopharm and the Chinese Embassy in Nepal have expressed their displeasure to the Nepalese government over information leak, said Kathmand...
22 Jun, 2021, 11.41 PM IST
UAE launches Sinopharm vaccine trial for children under 18The trial will monitor the immune response of 900 children "in preparation to vaccinate children in the near future", Abu Dhabi Media Offic...
17 Jun, 2021, 11.30 AM IST
Bahrain offers Pfizer booster for some who got Chinese shotsThe government's BeAware mobile phone app allows those living in Bahrain to register for booster shots of either the Pfizer or the Sinophar...
03 Jun, 2021, 08.11 PM IST
Bangladesh allows emergency use of Chinese vaccine amidst delay from India's SIIDirectorate General of Drug Administration Major General Mahbubur Rahman told reporters here that the Bangladesh government has issued the ...
29 Apr, 2021, 06.33 PM IST
China-Lanka ties may touch low over Beijing made vaccinesLast month, Colombo had placed an order for 7 million doses of the Sputnik vaccine at $69.65 million. These are on top of 13.5 million dose...
07 Apr, 2021, 11.04 PM IST
Sri Lanka prefers Indian and Russian vaccines over Chinese vaccine giftThe Lankan cabinet announced on Tuesday that the government decided to buy an additional six million doses of the Russian-made Sputnik V va...
06 Apr, 2021, 10.32 PM IST
Pakistan to import Chinese Cansino COVID vaccine in bulk to package 3 million doses locally: MinisterPakistan expects to receive one million doses of Sinopharm vaccine in a couple of days.
30 Mar, 2021, 04.50 PM IST
New Abu Dhabi plant to produce COVID-19 vaccine from China's SinopharmThe plant, which is being built in the Khalifa Industrial Zone of Abu Dhabi (KIZAD), will eventually have a production capacity of 200 mill...
29 Mar, 2021, 12.37 PM IST
Pakistan receives second COVID vaccine shipment from ChinaThe second consignment of the Sinopharm vaccine was received by Pakistan health officials at the Nur Khan airbase in Rawalpindi. Special As...
17 Mar, 2021, 07.58 PM IST
Pakistan to get 2.8 million AstraZeneca vaccine doses from COVAXPakistan this month started the anti-coronavirus vaccination drive with 500,000 doses of Sinopharm's vaccine donated by its ally China.
19 Feb, 2021, 02.35 PM IST
Pakistan says China's Sinopharm vaccine not effective for people over 60 yearsChina has said that it is currently conducting field trials for 16 vaccines, while it has so far granted conditional approval to Sinopharm,...
04 Feb, 2021, 10.33 PM IST
Pakistan: China to gift half million doses of Sinopharm vaccine"They have said send your aircraft and airlift this vaccine immediately. So this is a happy bit of news for us, and we will hopefully be su...
21 Jan, 2021, 06.29 PM IST
Dubai aims to inoculate 70% of population with Pfizer vaccine in 2021The financial hub of the United Arab Emirates began the first phase of the vaccination campaign last week, targeting "priority groups", inc...
29 Dec, 2020, 02.35 PM IST
UAE starts Covid-19 vaccinations in capitalThe wealthy Gulf nation is one of the first countries to start widespread inoculation, after Britain became the first to roll out a campaig...
14 Dec, 2020, 05.02 PM IST
Bahrain approves Chinese COVID-19 vaccine for useThe Sinopharm vaccine has been approved for emergency use in a few countries and the company is still conducting late-stage clinical trials...
13 Dec, 2020, 03.37 PM IST
UAE says Chinese vaccine 86% effective, offers few detailsThe UAE, home to Dubai and Abu Dhabi, conducted a trial beginning in September of the vaccine by Chinese state-owned pharmaceutical giant S...
09 Dec, 2020, 07.28 PM IST
Morocco to kick off mass vaccination plan with Chinese drugThe first injections could come within days, a Health Ministry official told The Associated Press. Facing a public skeptical about the vacc...
08 Dec, 2020, 05.37 PM IST