CAIRO, Dec. 30 (Xinhua) -- The first batch of China's COVID-19 vaccines arrived in Turkey on Wednesday, while Iraq decided to ban gatherings on the New Year's Eve as the country's total coronavirus cases hit 594,442.
The first batch of 3 million doses of China's SinoVac COVID-19 vaccine arrived in the Turkish capital Ankara early Wednesday. Mass vaccination will start following 14 days of tests, Turkish Health Minister Fahrettin Koca tweeted Wednesday.
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