Looking forward to expand cooperation with India to contain COVID-19: Russia
As the primary batch of 150,000 doses of Russian-made Sputnik V COVID-19 vaccine arrived in India, Russia on Saturday mentioned it was wanting forward to additional expand bilateral and multilateral cooperation with New Delhi to contain the coronavirus pandemic.
Russian Ambassador to India Nikolay Kudashev mentioned the efficacy of the Sputnik V is among the many highest on the planet, and the vaccine can even be efficient in opposition to new strains of COVID-19.
“As Russia and India continue dedicated joint efforts to combat the COVID19, this move is especially important to support the Indian government’s endeavours to mitigate the deadly second wave and save lives,” he mentioned.
“The efficacy of the Sputnik V is among the highest in the world, and this vaccine will also be effective against new strains of COVID-19,” he added.
Kudashev mentioned the manufacturing of the Sputnik V vaccine in India is beginning quickly and the plan is to steadily improve the manufacturing up to 850 million doses per 12 months.
“Look forward to further expand our bilateral and multilateral cooperation with India to stop the pandemic,” he mentioned.
The first consignment of the Sputnik V doses landed in Hyderabad from Russia on Saturday.
Leading pharma firm Dr Reddy’s Laboratories has tied up with Russian Direct Investment Fund for procurement and manufacturing of the vaccine in India.
On Thursday, Russia delivered to India 20 tonnes of medical provides primarily comprising oxygen concentrators, ventilators and medicines as a part of its help to assist the nation deal with the second wave of the pandemic that gripped a number of states and union territories.
The medical provides had been introduced to Delhi in two transport plane operated by Russia’s EMERCOM, a state-run company overseeing civil emergency providers
The reduction supplies had been delivered a day after Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Russian President Vladimir Putin held a telephonic dialog specializing in methods to contain the pandemic.
