Solomon Islands receives Sinopharm COVID-19 vaccines

Chinese Ambassador to the Solomon Islands Li Ming (R) and Solomon Islands Deputy Prime Minister Manasseh Maelanga (C) and Health Minister Culwick Togamana attend a welcome ceremony on the Sinopharm COVID-19 vaccines at the airport of Honiara, Solomon Islands, April 12, 2021. The Solomon Islands has received a batch of the Sinopharm COVID-19 vaccines, which is the first among Pacific island countries to get the COVID-19 vaccine from China through bilateral channels, reports reaching here said. (Chinese Embassy in Solomon Islands/Handout via Xinhua)