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Maldives approves Russia's Sputnik V COVID-19 vaccine

Published: 13 May 2021 - 02:31 pm | Last Updated: 08 Nov 2021 - 02:14 am
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Moscow: Maldives have approved Russia's Sputnik V COVID-19 vaccine for domestic use, the 64th country to do so outside of Russia, the Russian Direct Investment Fund (RDIF), the sovereign wealth fund responsible for marketing the vaccine, said on Thursday. 

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