Blinken lauds pandemic handling

Courtesy call: Blinken during his visit with Ismail Sabri at the Parliament building, Kuala Lumpur. — Bernama

PUTRAJAYA: US Secretary of State Antony Blinken commended Malaysia’s handling of the Covid-19 pandemic and appreciates the country’s contribution of vaccines to Covax, a worldwide vaccine sharing initiative.

He said because of Malaysia’s remarkable leadership and success, it even had the capacity to distribute excess vaccines to other countries and even to Covax.