Top news of the week: 08.06.2021.
Coronavirus
China administered total of 681.91 mln doses of COVID-19 vaccine as of June 1
China administered about 20.4 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines on June 1, bringing the total number of doses administered to 681.91 million, data from the National Health Commission ...
Vietnam approves China's Sinopharm vaccine for use against COVID-19
Vietnam has approved China's Sinopharm vaccine for use against COVID-19, state media reported on Friday, making it the third shot to be endorsed in the Southeast Asian country that is ...
As COVID-19 cases edge up, Taiwan unveils mass vaccination plan
Taiwan reported a rise in domestic coronavirus infections on Wednesday after six days of falls, and unveiled details of a mass vaccination plan that aims to eventually cover 1.7 million ...
Sinopharm can provide more than 1 bln COVID-19 shots beyond China in second half of year
China National Pharmaceutical Group (Sinopharm) has the capacity to provide more than 1 billion COVID-19 vaccine doses to the world beyond China in the second half of this year, the firm's ...
Nepal receives more China-donated COVID-19 vaccines
A batch of the China manufactured COVID-19 vaccine arrives in Kathmandu, Nepal on June 1, 2021. KATHMANDU, June 2 (Xinhua) -- In a major boost to its faltering vaccination drive …
Sinovac’s COVID-19 vaccine gains China nod for emergency use in kids, adolescents
China has approved emergency use of Sinovac Biotech's (SVA.O) COVID-19 vaccine in people aged between three and 17, its chairman Yin Weidong told state TV late on Friday.
WHO official says can't force China to give more information on COVID-19 origins
A top World Health Organization official said on Monday that the WHO cannot compel China to divulge more data on COVID-19's origins, while adding it will propose studies needed to take ...
China holds Gaokao with tailored COVID-19 control measures in place
Examinees queue up to enter an exam site at Beijing Chenjinglun High School in Beijing, capital of China, June 7, 2021. China's annual college entrance exam, better known as the …