"RDIF announces the registration of the Russian vaccine against coronavirus Sputnik V by the Ministry of Health of the Republic of Mauritius," TASS reports.

It is noted that this is the 55th country to approve the use of this vaccine.

“The registration of the drug was carried out within the framework of an emergency use authorization (EUA).

Thus, the Sputnik V vaccine has been approved in countries with a total population of over 1.4 billion people, ”the fund added.

Earlier, Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin, at a meeting with his Kazakh counterpart Askar Mamin in Moscow, noted that many foreign experts recognize the high effectiveness of the Russian Sputnik V coronavirus vaccine.