Brunei's Ministry of Health said in a press release on Wednesday that the country received a batch of Sinopharm COVID-19 vaccine donated by China on Tuesday and is reviewing a vaccination program.According to the Chinese embassy in Brunei, the sultanate's Second Minister of Foreign Affairs Haji Erywan attended the handover ceremony on Tuesday and held a discussion with Yu Hong, Chinese ambassador to Brunei.Haji Erywan expressed his gratitude to China, saying that this is the first batch of COVID-19 vaccine received by Brunei, which is  considered a gift given by the Chinese people to the people of Brunei, reflecting the long-term traditional friendship and deep mutual trust between the two countries. According to the ambassador, China's vaccine assistance to Brunei "fully reflects the high level of the China-Brunei strategic cooperative partnership and the true friendship between the two peoples."Yu expressed hope that the vaccine assistance will help contribute to the final victory of Brunei in the fight against the COVID-19 epidemic.