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Maldives thanks India for sending a consignment of 100,000 doses of Covershield

India Blooms News Service | @indiablooms | Jan 22, 2021, at 02:04 am

Male: Maldives has thanked Indian for sending a consignment of 100,000 doses of Covishield vaccines which it will need to fight COVID-19 pandemic in the nation.

"A short while ago, a flight from India with a 100,000 doses of the CoviShield vaccine arrived in the Maldives, renewing our hopes for a resolution to the Covid 19 crisis soon. Our heartfelt thanks to PM @narendramodi , government and people of India for this most generous gift," Maldives President Ibrahim Mohamed Solih tweeted.

A short while ago, a flight from India with a 100,000 doses of the CoviShield vaccine arrived in the Maldives, renewing our hopes for a resolution to the Covid 19 crisis soon. Our heartfelt thanks to PM @narendramodi , government and people of India for this most generous gift.
— Ibrahim Mohamed Solih (@ibusolih) January 20, 2021

India sent a consignment of 100,000 doses of Covishield vaccines to the island nation.

Maldives Foreign Minister Abdulla Shahid also appreciated the Indian government's initiative and tweeted: "We celebrate gift of 100,000 doses of Covishield from India to Maldives."

We celebrate gift of 100,000 doses of Covishield from India to Maldives.

आज हम एक उत्सव मनाने के लिए मिल रहे है. भारत सरकार की तरफ से मालदीव्स के लोगो को एक-लाख कोविद-19 वैक्सीन की खुराक का उपहार मिला है. भारत से मिलने वाली कोविद-19 वैक्सीन में मालदीव्स सबसे पहला देश है. pic.twitter.com/AOShgiUNzV
— Abdulla Shahid (@abdulla_shahid) January 20, 2021

Former Maldives President Mohamed Nasheed also praised India and said: "A wonderful sight: 100,000 doses of AstraZeneca-Oxford University vaccine, made by the Serum Institute of India under the brandname 'Covishield', arrives in Maldives. Serum Institute is world's biggest vaccine maker - producing vaccines for Polio, Diphtheria, Tetanus, BCG etc."

I sincerely thank 🇮🇳 Prime Minister Modi @PMOIndia and his Government for prioritizing regional safety and aiding neighboring countries so swiftly. @DrSJaishankar @HCIMaldives 🇲🇻 🇮🇳
— Mohamed Nasheed (@MohamedNasheed) January 20, 2021

"I sincerely thank Prime Minister Modin @PMOIndia and his Government for prioritizing regional safety and aiding neighboring countries so swiftly.

@DrSJaishankar @HCIMaldives," he said.

#Maldives #India #Covishield

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