Algeria announced the conclusion of a contract for the supply of "Sputnik V"

"The Minister of Health of Algeria has confirmed that a contract has been concluded ... for the purchase of a vaccine against coronavirus with a Russian laboratory," RIA Novosti Belchimera quotes.

He said that "the Pasteur Institute of Algeria has held a series of negotiations with the Russian company that produces the Sputnik V vaccine, and negotiations are continuing with other parties."

Earlier it was reported that vaccination against coronavirus with the Russian drug "Sputnik V" began in Argentina.

Argentine President Alberto Fernandez expressed his gratitude for the delivery of a consignment of Sputnik V coronavirus vaccine to the country.