In addition to the health and technological benefits, Eid said, Egypt will also have economic gains from providing the vaccine to regional countries. He stressed that the Chinese approval of the production of the Sinovac vaccine in Egypt proves China's confidence in Egypt's scientific, technological and industrial capabilities. INTERNATIONAL ADMIRATIONThe World Health Organization (WHO) welcomed the cooperation between Egypt and China in producing Sinovac COVID-19 vaccine in Egypt. Five countries, namely Morocco, Egypt, Nigeria, South Africa and Algeria have acquired and administered the most doses of COVID-19 vaccines to their respective populations, according to the agency. The number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Africa reached 5,919,408 as of Sunday afternoon, Africa CDC said.

Source: The North Africa Journal July 13, 2021 04:52 UTC