Phnom Penh (FN), Jun. 1 – As the Southeast Asian nation ramps up its pace of vaccinations amid a surge in new cases, China's help has been tremendous and unforgettable, said the MoH's secretary of state and spokeswoman Or Vandine.

Cambodia began a COVID19 inoculation drive on 10 February 2021, with China being the key vaccine supplier.

Vandine said the country has so far received more than 6 million doses of vaccines including 1.7 million doses of Sinopharm vaccine, 4 million doses of Sinovac vaccine, and 324,000 doses of AstraZeneca's Covishield jab.

To date, more than 2.6 million out of the 10 million targeted population have already been vaccinated, she said, adding that the kingdom is speeding up its pace of vaccinations, in order to reach all the 10 million targeted population by the end of this year or by the first quarter of 2022.

“The main supplier of vaccines in Cambodia is China,” Vandine told Xinhua during an interview on Friday.

“China's effort to help Cambodia is really amazing. It's really remarkable, it's really unforgettable, and this is really much appreciated by the people of Cambodia,” Vandine said.

Chinese Ambassador to Cambodia Wang Wentian said it truly reflected China's unwavering commitment to making its COVID19 vaccines a "global public good."

“I sincerely hope that Chinese vaccines will be able to build a healthy firewall for the Cambodian people against the COVID19 and can play a positive role in helping Cambodia prevail over the pandemic,” he said.

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