Masha Midhath   16 March 2021 - 09:59 PM
Palestinians unloading a batch of the first shipment of the Covid vaccines in Gaza City.
Palestinians unloading a batch of the first shipment of the Covid vaccines in Gaza City.
The UAE has sent a shipment of about 38,700 coronavirus vaccine doses, manufactured by Russia, to the Gaza Strip.

The Palestinian health ministry welcomed the UAE’s assistance, to strengthen health measures in the face of the Covid-19 pandemic in the Gaza Strip. On behalf of the Gaza Strip, the Palestinian Health Ministry received the shipment of Sputnik V doses through the Rafah crossing with Egypt.

The ministry thanked all those who contributed to facilitating the arrival of the shipment to the Gaza Strip.

This is the second shipment delivered by the UAE to Gaza after initially sending 20,000 vaccines in February.