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11.09pm BST

Ukrainian lawmakers have voted to dismiss the health minister who has faced criticism for the slow pace of the nation's coronavirus vaccination effort, AP reports.

Ukraine's prime minister, Denys Shmyhal, held the health minister, Maksym Stepanov, responsible for the failure to quickly procure more vaccine. Shmyhal says the nation of 41 million people has so far received only 2.3m doses, and only 948,3300 Ukrainians had received at least one shot as of Tuesday.

Stepanov argued in his defence that the ex-Soviet nation has faced tough competition as nations try to procure vaccines amid the pandemic. Supplies of the Indian-made AstraZeneca vaccine were suspended after infections in India surged.

Ukraine has registered more than 2.1 million infections and 48,469 deaths from Covid-19.

10.49pm BST

Argentina reported a record one-day coronavirus death toll of 745 on Tuesday as the country is hit by a second wave of infections that has brought the number of positive tests recorded in a 24-hour period to 35,543.

Since the pandemic began in the first quarter of 2020, Argentina has confirmed a total 3.371 million infections and 71,771 deaths.