09:28, 15 декабря 2021, Bishkek - 24.kg news agency , Baktygul OSMONALIEVA
At least 1.5 million doses of Sinopharm vaccine against COVID-19 have been delivered to Kyrgyzstan. Press service of the Cabinet of Ministers reported.
Ceremony of handing over the humanitarian aid from the People’s Republic of China took place at Manas International Airport.
Taking this opportunity, the Deputy Prime Minister Edil Baisalov urged Kyrgyzstanis to get vaccinated and vaccinate their loved ones, especially the elderly and relatives with chronic diseases.
«We expect a new Omicron strain to appear in the country by mid-January. There will be a high surge in COVID-19 cases, and citizens have to get vaccinated by this time. Chronic diseases are not a contraindication, on the contrary, this category of citizens is at risk, and they need to be vaccinated first of all,» he said.
According to the Ministry of Health, as of December 14, at least 1,165,204 people have been vaccinated with the first dose in the country, and 947,399 people — with the second dose.