China News Service, June 10. Recently, China's acceleration of COVID-19 vaccination has aroused the attention of foreign media.

Not only that, China has also helped many countries promote the vaccination process.

Agence France-Presse pointed out in an article entitled "South Asian Countries Seek Vaccine Help from China and Russia" on the 10th that Nepal resumed its stalled vaccination campaign on June 8 after the arrival of 1 million doses of the Chinese National Medicine vaccine. .

At the same time, Sri Lanka has been actively promoting Chinese vaccines, and the Sinopharm vaccine has been designated to vaccinate pregnant women in the country.

Data map: On June 5, the handover ceremony of the medical oxygen generator donated by China Tibet Shanyuan Foundation to Nepal was held in Lhasa.

The picture shows the Consul General of the Consulate General of Nepal in Lhasa, Navaraj Dakkar (left) and Ma Zhijian, Chairman of the China Tibet Charity Foundation, taking a group photo at the handover ceremony.

Photo by China News Agency reporter Gongga Laisong

　　Nepal launched the new crown vaccination program in January 2021. Due to insufficient vaccine supply, vaccination work is intermittent.

　　The Agence France-Presse reported that India had previously provided AstraZeneca vaccine to Nepal. The vaccine was provided by its manufacturer's Serological Institute, but due to the surge in the number of new coronavirus infections in India, the export of the vaccine was finally stopped.

　　A new wave of COVID-19 has occurred in Nepal since the beginning of April. Most of the time in May, the number of confirmed cases increased by 8 to 9 thousand.

Among them, the Kathmandu Valley is the hardest hit area.

At present, the number of new coronavirus infections and deaths in this valley is declining, but the epidemic prevention situation in other regions is not optimistic due to insufficient medical facilities and medical staff.

　　According to reports, after a shortage of vaccine stocks, Nepal stopped vaccination at the end of May.

After more than 1 million doses of Sinopharm vaccine arrived from China, the vaccination process in Nepal resumed on June 8.

　　Samir Kumar Adikari, an official of the Ministry of Health of Nepal, told AFP: “Nepal has sent requests to many countries, including the United States, Russia and other countries, but has not received additional vaccines.”

　　So far, China has responded to Nepal’s request for help. This month, 1 million doses of the new crown vaccine donated by China arrived in Nepal.

Data map: On March 24, local time, the second batch of 400,000 doses of COVID-19 vaccine aided by China to the Philippines arrived at Manila International Airport.

Photo courtesy of the Chinese Embassy in the Philippines issued by China News Service

　　The report also pointed out that at the same time, Sri Lanka is also actively promoting Chinese vaccines.

　　On June 9, local time, the Sri Lanka Family Health Bureau launched a plan to vaccinate pregnant women against the new crown in Colombo, the capital.

Dozens of pregnant women over 30 years of age suffering from various non-communicable diseases were vaccinated with the Chinese new crown vaccine that day.

　　De Silva, director of maternal and child health of the Sri Lanka Family Health Bureau, said at the launch ceremony that the new crown vaccine produced by China National Pharmaceutical Group has been designated for vaccinations for pregnant women in Sri Lanka.

This is the first time that the country has included pregnant women in the vaccination program, aiming to prevent serious complications from contracting the new coronavirus.

　　According to data, Sri Lanka launched the new crown vaccination plan on January 29. As of June 8, more than 2 million people have been vaccinated, of which more than 1.03 million have been vaccinated against China's Sinopharm's new crown vaccine.

　　Up to now, China has provided vaccine assistance to more than 80 urgently needed developing countries, exported vaccines to more than 40 countries, and has supplied more than 350 million doses of vaccine to the world.

Similar anti-epidemic actions to help Nepal and Sri Lanka are being staged in many places around the world.