Last week, many Russians expressed anger on social media after 300,000 doses of the vaccine were dispatched to Argentina, when only 650,000 had been administered in Russia by Dec 24, according to the developer, the Gamaleya Institute. Belarus expects to vaccinate around 200,000 people with Sputnik V in the first stage of its national programme, health minister Dmitry Pinevich said last week. The Russian Direct Investment Fund (RDIF), which is marketing the vaccine abroad, declined to comment on how many doses had been dispatched to Belarus. RDIF signed an agreement in November with the Belarusian pharmaceutical company Belpharmprom to prepare for the future production of Sputnik V in Belarus. Belarus has reported around 1,400 deaths from COVID-19 and 190,000 cases among its 9.5 million population.

Source: bd News24 December 29, 2020 08:48 UTC