On March 24th, the Syrian ambassador to Moscow Dr. Riyad Haddad announced that Syria will receive a new batch of the Russian “Sputnik v” vaccine against the Coronavirus next April.
Haddad stated to TASS that Syria has begun the vaccination process with the “Sputnik V” vaccine, and it has started with health sector workers in hospitals and health centers that deal with those infected with the virus.
Haddad added that the Syrian Ministry of Health has informed the Russian side of its readiness to provide it with additional doses of the vaccine, which may arrive during next April.
On March 23rd, the Ministry of Health announced the registration of 160 new cases of Coronavirus in Syria, the recovery of 101 cases and the death of 8 of the recorded infections.
O. al-Mohammad