Next week will see the most significant lifting of restrictions yet in England, with indoor mixing to be allowed. The rest of the UK is making similar steps.
Jeanne Dusungu prepares to vaccinate people against Covid-19 in the Democratic Republic of Congo
President Vladimir Putin has heralded Russia's vaccine offering as "reliable as a Kalashnikov assault rifle".
Pakistan has declared an eight-day partial lockdown ahead of the celebration of Eid al-Fitr next week.
The EU Commission has recommended easing restrictions on non-essential travel from overseas.
Doctors often urge caution at the beginning of the holy month, advising people to be hyper aware of their pre-existing health issues or risk ending up in their local emergency department
India has recorded its highest daily coronavirus death toll since the pandemic began - a day after it became the first country to register more than 400,000 new cases in a 24-hour period.
"It comes with risks, but then this operation will mean I've done the best for her. In my mind there was no choice - I just had to do it."
The US, South Africa and European Union will temporarily stop the rollout of the Johnson & Johnson (J&J) Covid jab, after reports of rare blood clotting.
The G7 group of wealthy nations must lead a "Herculean mobilisation" to push for global mass vaccination against Covid, former PM Gordon Brown has said.
