Programme to inoculate Chinese without local UAE residency approved as Mena expands vaccine stockpiles
The number of Covid-19 cases in the Middle East and North Africa (Mena) region crossed 8,668,623 on 24 May, according to Worldometers data collated by MEED.
Countries in the GCC account for 22.4 per cent (1,940,947) of all regional cases, and Iran’s 2,843,523 cases comprise 32.8 per cent of the Mena tally.
Since 17 May, 201,347 new cases have been reported in the 17 Mena countries tracked by MEED.
Inoculation programmes are advancing in the Mena region.
Vaccine-only access in Saudi Arabia
Vaccines manufactured by the US’ Johnson&Johnson and Moderna have been approved for visitors to Saudi Arabia, with the Health Ministry reaffirming approvals for the Pfizer and Oxford-AstraZeneca jabs one day after the kingdom reopened travel borders on 17 May.
Egypt receives raw materials to produce Sinovac Covid vaccine
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Egypt receives raw materials to produce Sinovac COVID-19 vaccine
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