According to the press office of the regional administration, over 95% of residents were vaccinated - this is the highest figure in China.
"9.57 million people have been vaccinated in Hainan, that is, more than 95% of the population," the statement said. It clarifies that in order to create collective immunity, the southernmost Chinese province used 21.83 million doses of vaccines.
In addition, as the local authorities informed, a total of 3.11 million citizens received booster vaccinations.
Hainan is considered one of the most prosperous regions of China in terms of the epidemic situation. For all the time, 190 cases of coronavirus infection have been detected on the island, 19 of them imported. There have been no infected people in the province for many months.