BEIJING: Special aircraft of the Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) carrying a consignment of one million jabs of Covid-19 vaccine from China left for Pakistan on Sunday as the country’s delicate health system is bracing for an imminent peak of coronavirus cases. 3 special #PIA B777s have arrived at #Beijing to urgently uplift a million #COVID19 vaccines to fight the surge in pandemic in the country. He said two special aircraft and a regular PIA flight was utilised to airlift the doses from China. The government launched the nationwide Covid-19 vaccination for the general public, starting with older people, in March. Pakistan began its programme 24 days ago.

Source: Pakistan Today April 25, 2021 12:28 UTC