Covishield has been added to the UK's list of recognised vaccines, recipients of which are able to enter the country without isolating from next month.
But its still unclear whether Indian travellers will avoid the need to isolate on arrival.
India is not listed as one of the countries where people will be recognised as vaccinated by the UK even if they have had two doses.
However, the United Arab Emirates has been added to this list this morning, so travellers from there will not have to isolate in the UK
Global cases fell significantly to 3.6 million last week from 4 million the week before, WHO reports.
Brazil's health minister has tested positive for Covid-19, after attending the UN General Assembly in New York.
As policy makers look for creative ways to encourage people to get their vaccines, Romania's government has announced a new vaccination lottery.
Any fully-vaccinated residents with an EU digital Covid certificate can enter the scheme, which is running from 1 October until the end of the year.
The Australian state of Victoria has seen a third day of protests against the compulsory vaccination of construction workers.
French President Emmanuel Macron's personal information has been shared on social media after a photo of his health pass appeared online.
The UK has agreed to swap more than a million Covid-19 vaccine shots with South Korea in an effort to "enhance the rollout of life-saving jabs".
Nearly 40 million people in Russia - which has a population of about 146 million - have now been fully vaccinated against Covid-19, Russia's Tass news agency reports.
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