The NHS would be ready to offer booster jabs from September, Vaccines Minister Nadhim Zahawi says.
But there is no decision yet on whether to offer boosters to over-50s in the UK, he adds.
Two suspected Covid cases are recorded among the Indian delegation to a G7 meeting of foreign ministers in London.
India sees another record number of daily deaths, with 3,780 losing their lives to Covid-19
The UK records its lowest weekly number of deaths involving coronavirus since last September, according to the Office for National Statistics.
The UK pledges £29.3m extra funding to fast-track vaccines that fight new variants and boost testing facilities.
The rights of care home residents to have visits from loved ones must be underpinned by law, MPs say.
President Joe Biden sets out plans to vaccinate 70% of US adults by 4 July.
More than 40 cases of coronavirus have been linked to a school in Elgin, in the north of Scotland.
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