Xinhua News Agency, Cairo, March 15 (Reporter Li Binian and Wu Danni) The reporter learned from the Chinese Embassy in Egypt on the 15th that the Chinese Embassy in Egypt launched the vaccination of COVID-19 vaccine for compatriots in Egypt that day, and more than 5000 Chinese citizens in Egypt will be vaccinated with COVID-19 vaccine developed and produced by Sinopharm in batches.

In an interview with reporters, Xiao Jun, Minister of the Chinese Embassy in Egypt, said that the party and the government always care about the health and life safety of every overseas compatriots, and the launch of the "Spring Seedling Action" in Egypt is a major event for the Chinese Embassy in Egypt to practice diplomacy for the people.

According to Xiao Junzheng, the Egyptian government has made special arrangements based on the overall situation of China Egypt friendly relations. Chinese citizens can enjoy Egyptian national treatment when vaccinating new vaccines locally. They can register in the local emergency vaccination system and get free vaccines. The Egyptian government will include Chinese citizens in Egypt as a priority vaccination group. Egypt also specially designated two medical institutions to vaccinate Chinese citizens. This fully reflects the brotherhood of the Chinese and Egyptian people, who share weal and woe, stand by each other and overcome difficulties together.

Xiao Junzheng said that the first batch of new coronal vaccines assisted by China has arrived in Egypt. After the approval of emergency use, the Egyptian government is promoting the normal use registration of Sinopharm Sinopharm New Crown Vaccine, and the Egyptian side also expressed its willingness to cooperate in local production of Chinese vaccines. China supports the all-round cooperation between Chinese enterprises and Egyptian partners in the research, development and production of COVID-19 vaccine.