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Malaysia receives first batch of Sinovac COVID-19 vaccine By Xinhua Saturday, February 27, 2021, 14:12 By Xinhua Chinese Ambassador to Malaysia Ouyang Yujing (left) hands over the Sinovac vaccines to Malaysia’s Defence Minister Ismail Sabri Yaakob in a ceremony marking the arrival of the first batch of Sinovac vaccines at the Kuala Lumpur International Airport in Sepang, Malaysia, Feb 27, 2021. Chinese Ambassador to Malaysia Ouyang Yujing (2nd left, front), Malaysia’s Foreign Minister Hishammuddin Hussein (3rd left, front), Defence Minister Ismail Sabri Yaakob (3rd right, front), Transport Minister Wee Ka Siong (2nd right, front), and Science, Technology and Innovation Minister Khairy Jamaluddin (1st right, front) pose for photos next to the first batch of Sinovac vaccines arriving to the country at the Kuala Lumpur International Airport in Sepang, Malaysia, Feb 27, 2021. ZHU WEI/XINHUA) Malaysia’s Foreign Minister Hishammuddin Hussein said on social media that Malaysia’s acquiring of Sinovac vaccines is a “testament to strong ties” between the two countries Ambassador Ouyang handed over the vaccines to Ismail Sabri, who represented the Malaysian side in a brief ceremony following the arrival. […] Chinese Ambassador to Malaysia Ouyang Yujing (first left) and Malaysia’s Science, Technology and Innovation Minister Khairy Jamaluddin (second left) address the audience in a press briefing following the arrival of the first batch of Sinovac vaccines at the Kuala Lumpur International Airport in Sepang, Malaysia, Feb 27, 2021. […] ZHU WEI/XINHUA) Crew members aboard a Malaysia Airlines’ aircraft delivering the first batch of Sinovac vaccines to Malaysia gesture upon arrival at the Kuala Lumpur International Airport in Sepang, Malaysia, Feb 27, 2021.