Bangladesh receives 270,000 AstraZeneca doses from Bulgaria

Bangladesh has received 270,000 doses of the AstraZeneca vaccine as donation from the Bulgarian government, UNB reports.

The vaccine consignment landed at the Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport by a cargo flight of the Turkish Airlines on Wednesday.

A representative of the health services directorate received the vaccine consignment.

This indicates the joint efforts to combat the Covid-19 pandemic, said the ministry of foreign affairs.