Izwe lilethe imithamo engaphezu kwezigidi ezingama-20.2 ngoMgqibelo, nokwenze isibalo semithamo elawulwa ezweni lonke safinyelela ku-1.01 billion, kusho ikhomishini ngeSonto.Esontweni eledlule, iChina ibinikeze imithamo engaba yizigidi ezingama-20 nsuku zonke, isuka kumithamo engaba yizigidi ezi-4.8 ngo-Ephreli kanye nemithamo ecishe ibe yizigidi eziyi-12.5 ngoMeyi. Izwe manje selikwazi ukunikeza imithamo eyizigidi eziyi-100 cishe ezinsukwini eziyisithupha, kusho imininingwane yekhomishini.Ochwepheshe nezikhulu bathe iChina, enabantu abayizigidi eziyizinkulungwane eziyi-1.41 ezweni lonke, idinga ukugoma cishe amaphesenti angama-80 esibalo sabantu bakhona ukuze kusungulwe umhlambi wokugomela leli gciwane.IBeijing, inhloko-dolobha, imemezele ngoLwesithathu ukuthi isigome ngokuphelele amaphesenti angama-80 ezakhamizi zayo ezineminyaka engu-18 noma ngaphezulu, noma abantu abayizigidi eziyi-15.6. Khonamanjalo, izwe selizamile ukusiza ekulweni nalolu bhubhane emhlabeni wonke.Kusukela ekuqaleni kwale nyanga, yenze iminikelo yokugoma emazweni angaphezu kwama-80 futhi yathumela imithamo emazweni angaphezu kwama-40.Sekukonke, imithi yokugoma engaphezu kwezigidi ezingama-350 ihlinzekwe phesheya kwezilwandle, kusho izikhulu.Imithi yokugoma emibili yasekhaya - owodwa ovela ku-Sinopharm ephethwe nguHulumeni kanye nowe-Sinovac Biotech - ithole ukugunyazwa kokusetshenziswa kwezimo eziphuthumayo ku-World Health Organization, okudingekayo ukuze ujoyine uhlelo lokwabelana ngomgomo womhlaba wonke we-COVAX.
