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Indian High Commission inquires about the transportation and storage of vaccines

Bangladesh Live News | @banglalivenews | 19 Jan 2021, 08:09 pm

Dhaka, January 19: India will gift 2 million doses of Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine to Bangladesh to prevent coronavirus. The Indian High Commission wanted to know the details of air-conditioned trucks and vans for transportation from the vaccine airport and storage.

It is learned that 2 million doses of Covid-19 vaccine will arrive in Bangladesh by special flight from India. A letter signed by Mohammad Masudur Rahman Mollah, Senior Assistant Secretary, Ministry of Health (Population-2), has been sent to the Director General of the Department of Health to provide details about the air-conditioned truck-van for transporting the vaccine.

The letter said the government has already adopted a national vaccine action plan to ensure public health protection against corona. Following this, the Government of India will provide 2 million Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccines prepared by the Serum Institute to Bangladesh. The consignment of the vaccine will land at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport on a special flight to India.

It further said that details of the vehicles (trucks / vans) used to transport the vaccine from the airport have been sought from the Indian High Commission. It was directed to send a detailed report on the truck-vans that will be used to transport the vaccine from the airport on an urgent basis.

Meanwhile, the letter sent by the Indian High Commission to the Ministry of External Affairs has sought some information. In the letter, they wanted to know the details about the vehicle.

Issued import licenses for vaccines, how Bangladesh will receive the vaccines, customs duty exemption, non-testing of vaccines.

The letter also said that vaccine storage facilities should be set up near the airport and the storage area must be kept at a temperature of 2 to 8 degrees.