Russia may start delivering its coronavirus vaccine to the African Union in May, with the bulk of supplies set to start in June.

Axar.az reports citing foreign media that the head of the Russian Direct Investment Fund (RDIF) told on Friday.

"Partial deliveries of Russia's COVID-19 vaccine to the African Union may start in May, but the major part will begin in June 2021," RDIF CEO Kirill Dmitriev said.

Earlier in the day, the Africa Medical Supplies Platform announced it had received from Russia a proposal to supply 300 million doses of the vaccine.