Rodrigo Duterte, the President of the Philippines, says he is ready to be the first person to test the Russian COVID-19 vaccine.
There are 136,000 cases of coronavirus and 2,294 deaths reported in the Philippines. The average daily spread of the virus reaches 7 000. The country ranks 6th in the world in terms of pandemics and first in the region.
According to the President of the Philippines, he trusts the process of working and research on the vaccine of the Russian Direct Investment Fund and is ready to be the first to test the Russian vaccine on himself.
Earlier, Kirill Dmitriev, the Russian Direct Investment Fund CEO, said the fund would conduct clinical trials of the vaccine in the Philippines in August.
