Tokyo: Japan has decided to provide approximately 170 thousands doses of covid-19 vaccines manufactured in Japan, through the COVAX facility, to Timor-Leste.
It is part of assistance by Japan to contribute to the prevention of the spread of covid-19 in the Southeast Asian nation.
"The vaccines are scheduled to arrive in Timor-Leste on August 13," said Japan's Ministry of Foreign Affairs in a press release on Thursday.
As of August 11, approximately 12 thousand confirmed cases and 29 deaths have been reported in Timor-Leste.
Since March 2021, the number of new infections of COVID-19 in Timor-Leste is sharply increasing and has remained at a high level since it peaked on May.
"The vaccines we provided are expected to contribute to the prevention of the spread of covid-19 in Timor-Leste. Japan will continue to provide various assistance in cooperation with relevant countries and international organizations towards the earliest convergence of covid-19," it explained.
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