The statement was posted on the Sputnik V vaccine Twitter page.

“Cambodia has become the 71st state to approve the use of the Sputnik V vaccine,” the statement said.

The country has also approved the use of the Sputnik Light single-component vaccine.

As specified, the total population of all countries that have approved the Russian vaccine is 4 billion people, or more than 50% of the world's population.

Earlier it was reported that the Egyptian Drug Authority has approved for use the Russian single-component vaccine against coronavirus infection COVID-19 "Sputnik Light".