DHAKA, Jan. 21 (Xinhua) -- Bangladesh on Thursday received 2 million doses of COVID-19 vaccine "Covishield" developed by Oxford University and AstraZeneca as a gift from India.
At a ceremony in Dhaka, Indian High Commissioner to Bangladesh Vikram Doraiswami handed over the vaccine, manufactured by Serum Institute of India, to the Bangladeshi side.
The Bangladeshi government has already decided to procure 30 million doses of the COVID-19 vaccine from Serum Institute of India.
The first shipment of imported doses is expected to arrive in Dhaka by Jan. 25. Enditem