China's coronavirus vaccine offer for IOC - the true Olympic spirit of solidarity

More than 406,000 new cases of COVID-19 have been confirmed globally in the past 24 hours, pushing a total number of infections to 120.38 million, the World Health Organization (WHO) said in its daily bulletin on Wednesday.

During this special period, stronger global cooperation and solidarity are needed to help each other through the pandemic.

Based on the smooth progress of the development of COVID vaccines, China keeps its promise by making vaccines global public good and endeavors to take part in the global fight of the pandemic.

The Chinese Olympic Committee has offered vaccine doses to be used for participants at this year's Tokyo Olympics and the Beijing Winter Games in 2022, the International Olympic Committee confirmed on Mar. 13.

"The IOC has received a kind offer from the Chinese Olympic Committee, hosts of the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics, to make additional vaccine doses available to participants in both editions of the Games," said Thomas Bach, the president of IOC.

It's known that the Chinese Olympic Committee is ready in cooperation with the IOC to make these additional doses available either via collaboration with international partners or directly in countries where agreements regarding Chinese vaccines are in place.

"The IOC will pay for the additional doses of vaccines not only for Olympic but also Paralympic teams," Bach added. "For each of these doses the IOC will pay for two doses more which can be made available to the respective countries' population."