According to the information, the first batch with 300,000 vaccine doses is expected to arrive on Wednesday, April 7, while the second one (700,000) will arrive on Saturday, April 10.

Ecuadorian Ambassador to Beijing Carlos Larrea, along with Sinovac personnel, checked the two cargoes to the airport warehouses for its subsequent departure to the South American nation.

‘Good news for our country! The first batch of Sinovac vaccines has been shipped from China,’ Ecuadorian President Lenín Moreno live-tweeted.

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