Some 300,000 doses of Russia's Sputnik V Covid-19 vaccine arrived in Argentina on Thursday morning, following its approval by the government for emergency use. So far 42,314 people in the country have died of Covid-19, according to official data. On Wednesday Argentina became the third country to approve the Sputnik V vaccine, after Russia and Belarus. Argentina has also approved Pfizer's Covid-19 vaccine. "There were 20 severe cases of coronavirus infection among confirmed cases in the placebo group and no severe cases in the vaccine group," it said.

Source: Mint December 24, 2020 16:29 UTC