A healthcare worker shows a vial of China's SINOVAC vaccine against coronavirus disease. (Reuters image)
KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia's foreign minister Hishammuddin Hussein said on Wednesday China had agreed to contribute 500,000 doses of Covid-19 vaccines made by its drugmaker Sinovac BioTech to the Southeast Asian country. "This timely contribution will bolster the vaccination process and assist the ongoing rollout of Malaysia's National Covid-19 Immunisation Programme," Hishammuddin said.