Arrival of supplies and the first batch of 500,000 vaccines developed by China against COVID-19

On this Monday’s night arrived in Venezuela the first (batch of) vaccines developed by the People’s Republic of China, as part of the permanent collaboration between both countries and especially in the fight against COVID-19 in the current pandemic. The President of the Republic himself, Nicolás Maduro Moros, announced the good news through his accounts on the social networks.

The Executive Vice President, Delcy Rodríguez, was in charge of receiving the historic shipment of Chinese medicines in the Maiquetía International Airport. The batch was transported by a Conviasa aircraft that landed on the runway in La Guaira state, around 11:00 at night on March 1.

The Executive Vice President was accompanied by several national authorities and the delegation led by the Chinese ambassador in Caracas, Li Baorong, who has coordinated the air bridge established since March 2020 to help Venezuela in the fight against the coronavirus.

“On behalf of President Maduro, I want to thank President Xi Jinping, his Government and the Chinese people for this important donation of half a million vaccines that are added to Venezuela’s vaccination plan,” were the first words of the senior Venezuelan official , from ramp 4 in Maiquetía, while the important cargo was unloaded.

On the flight, donations from Chinese companies with supplies, medicines, suits, and masks also arrived. “Chinese companies allied with the people and the country, we appreciate this noble and humanitarian gesture.”

“It is a historical fact of the relationship of brotherhood and cooperation between China and Venezuela,” said the Executive Vice President.

She informed that both the vaccines and the medical supplies received would be incorporated into the health sector plan and the immunizations of the personnel who are in the front row of the fight against the virus, as well as the teachers who will begin in April the return to the classrooms in person with all biosecurity measures.

Professors, male and female teachers, and security personnel are also joining the Vaccination Plan; As announced by the Head of State for the month of April, we will have face-to-face classes with biosafety and respect for epidemiological measures that allow the control of the pandemic”.

Rodríguez did not hesitate to describe the collaboration of the Asian giant as historical, in a relationship of sister countries that jointly overcome the US imperial blockade: “We want to thank this cooperation that has allowed Venezuela, in the worst imperial blockade and attack, to protect the health and life of the Venezuelan people.”

It is a historic moment (…) half a million vaccines that reach the Homeland. Extremism has tried to prevent vaccination, but thanks to Russia and China, Venezuela continues on its way to immunize the people and to walk the path to a new normal”.

Keys:

– The vaccines comply with all international protocols for their conservation and transfer.

– On this occasion, in addition to vaccines, another 17 tons of supplies and treatments against COVID-19 are added, such as masks, biosafety suits, rapid tests, medical equipment and others.

– With this new batch, have been received more than 313 tons of equipment and supplies that China delivers to Venezuela to combat the global pandemic.

– The historical images of the arrival of the Venezuelan aircraft were broadcast by Venezolana de Televisión, live and direct from ramp 4 in Maiquetía.

– The Head of State thanked profusely through social networks for this gesture of cooperation and brotherhood from his Chinese counterpart, Xi Jinping.