3 Dec 2020 10:00

S. Korea to produce 150 mln doses of Russian Sputnik V Covid-19 vaccine, deliver them to Middle East - S. Korean ambassador

MOSCOW. Dec 3 (Interfax) - All 150 million doses of the Russian coronavirus vaccine Sputnik V that will be manufactured in South Korea will be delivered to countries in the Middle East, South Korean Ambassador in Moscow Lee Sok-bae said in an interview with Interfax.

"The Russian Direct Investment Fund [RDIF] and GL Rapha, which is one of South Korea's leading companies in the field of biotechnologies, have agreed to produce 150 million doses of the Russian vaccine Sputnik V in our country. All of them are expected to be delivered to countries of the Middle East," the ambassador said.