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Beijing vaccinates 9.57 million residents against COVID-19

Xinhua | Updated: 2021-04-01 16:34
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A staff member in Wangfujing, one of Beijing's downtown shopping streets, receives a shot of the COVID-19 vaccine at a temporary vaccination site newly-set for the convenience of nearby merchants and staff members in Beijing, capital of China, March 25, 2021. [Photo/Xinhua]

BEIJING -- The Chinese capital Beijing has administered coronavirus vaccines to more than 9.57 million people, local authorities said on Thursday.

The city government said that by Wednesday, a total of 15.39 million doses of domestically developed COVID-19 vaccines had been administered.

Beijing began vaccinating willing elderly residents in good health in mid-March.

Foreign nationals in the city can now also apply to receive vaccines, according to the municipal foreign affairs office.

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