Tunisia on Wednesday received 600,000 COVID-19 vaccine doses donated by Saudi Arabia, which came upon the directions of Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud.
The Saudi Embassy in Tunisia announced the arrival of 600,000 doses of the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine.
A statement carried by the Tunisian news agency TAP said the North Africa country received the doses at Tunis-Carthage airport on Wednesday.
It added that the Presidency extended thanks and appreciation to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia for this "support and solidarity that foster the ties of brotherhood between the two countries."
Meanwhile, the Saudi embassy said the health support for Tunisia will continue over the next few days to contribute to meeting the needs of the Tunisian health sector.
Last week, King Salman has directed the King Salman Humanitarian Aid and Relief Center (KSrelief) to urgently support Tunisia with needed medical supplies to contribute to meeting the needs of the Tunisian health sector to overcome the effects of COVID-19.
Advisor at the Royal Court and KSrelief General Supervisor Dr. Abdullah bin Abdulaziz Al-Rabiah said in a press statement to the Saudi Press Agency (SPA) that this additional aid includes 3,000 oxygen cylinders, five oxygen generators for five Tunisian hospitals, containers to transport 200 tons of liquid oxygen, and special oxygen support supplies, pointing out that KSrelief started securing and transporting the first batch of this aid.
