CAIRO, Jan. 20 (Xinhua) -- Turkey announced on Wednesday that the country has so far vaccinated 1.04 million citizens during the first week of its nationwide mass inoculation program against COVID-19. Meanwhile, Lebanon registered 64 COVID-19 deaths, the highest daily increase recorded for the second consecutive day.
The vaccination process started across Turkey on Jan. 14 with the vaccines developed by Chinese company Sinovac. Over 1 million healthcare workers were among the first group to get vaccinated, followed by citizens living and working in nursing homes, disabled care centers, and care homes.
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