On January 21, 2021, Which country announced a gift 500,000 doses of Covid-19 vaccine for Pakistan?
A. China
B. India
C. UK
D. USA
Answer
Correct Answer: A. China
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China on January 21, 2021, announced a gift of 500,000 doses of Covid-19 vaccine for Pakistan. `China would provide 500,000 doses of vaccine by Jan 31,` Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi said after a telephone conversation with his Chinese counterpart Wang Yi. The first consignment of vaccines was being given as a `grant assistance` and goodwill gesture by China. The vaccine being provided by China is manufactured by the state-owned firm Sinopharm and is said to boost the efficacy of 79 percent.