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Syria receives vaccine doses from China

The move was the latest sign of friendship between Beijing and Damascus.
Syria vaccine

China sent a million COVID-19 vaccine doses to Syria today, Syria’s official news outlet SANA reported. 

“The step is an indication of the Chinese leadership’s interest to enhance and maintain relations with Syria,” Health Minister Hassan al-Ghabash told reporters. 

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