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Syria to get COVID-19 vaccines from China, Russia, WHO within days – SANA

cde.news desk 3 April 2021, 14:56 · 1 min read

epa09061905 Syrians wearing masks are seen walking on one of the streets of Damascus, Syria, on 8 March 2021. The Presidency of the Syrian Arab Republic has announced that President Bashar al-Assad and Mrs. Asma al-Assad are infected with the coronavirus, and they are in a good health and in a stable condition. News published on the Presidency?s page on Facebook and Telegram mentioned that after feeling mild symptoms similar to those of infection with Covid-19 virus, al-Assad and his wife conducted a PCR test, and the result showed that they are infected with the virus. The presidency said that they will continue their work during their home quarantine period, which will last for two or three weeks. EPA-EFE/YOUSSEF BADAWI

COVID-19 vaccines will arrive in Syria within days from China, Russia and the World Health Organisation, the prime minister said, according to state news agency SANA.

The vaccines will be administered “according to a clear system”, the report said without giving further details. (Reporting by Kinda Makieh Writing by Lisa Barrington; editing by John Stonestreet)

DAMASCUS, April 3 (Reuters)

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Syria to get COVID-19 vaccines from China, Russia, WHO within days – SANA

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