Maurice Info Search A consignment of 100 000 doses of the Chinese-made Sinopharm vaccine against COVID-19 reached Mauritius in the evening of the 14th April 2021. Present were the Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr Kailesh Jagutpal, the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Regional Integration and International Trade, Mr Alan Ganoo, and the Chargé d’Affaires from the Chinese Embassy, Mr Yufeng Gong, to receive the consignment the Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam International Airport. In a statement, The Minister of Health underlined that these doses will be used in the national vaccination campaign and will allow some 50 000 people to be inoculated. Dr Kailesh Jagutpal recalled that as at date, Mauritius has made acquisition of 524 000 doses of vaccines since the past three months which will allow the inoculation of more than 250 000 people.