BelTA informs about it with reference to the Ministry of Health of Belarus.

"A total of 109 patients were screened, 100 people were vaccinated," the ministry said in a statement.

It is clarified that nine patients were not screened for various reasons: due to positive tests for COVID-19, increased temperature at the time of randomization.

The ministry also noted that 21 days after the first injection of the drug, the volunteers will receive the second component.

Earlier, the Ministry of Health of Russia spoke about the progress of testing the Sputnik V vaccine against coronavirus infection COVID-19 in Belarus.