Turkey to begin administering Sputnik V vaccine

Russian Direct Investment Fund and Turkish pharmaceutical company VisCoran signed an agreement, Report informs, citing Huriyyet.

According to the document, Turkey will begin administering Russia's Sputnik V vaccine.

The production process will begin in the coming months.

Today Turkey ended a nearly four-day nationwide curfew early on April 26 to curb the spread of COVID-19.

The curfew, which began at 7 p.m. local time (1600GMT) Thursday and lasted until 5 a.m. (0200GMT) Monday, covered the National Sovereignty and Children's Day holiday as well as the weekend.

On April 13, President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan announced new measures against the virus following a cabinet meeting.

In the face of rising cases and fatalities, special measures have been in effect in the country during the first two weeks of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan.