Red Cross donates 1.6m vaccine doses to other nations

The Red Cross Society of China said on Thursday that it has donated 1.6 million COVID-19 vaccine doses to 12 neighboring or African countries.

The society has also gifted $1 million in cash and anti-epidemic materials worth 4.13 million yuan ($639,700) to India via the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies.

Another batch of anti-virus materials worth 3.99 million yuan was also donated by the society to Nepal.

The society said that it has been expanding international cooperation aimed at fighting against the virus.