Covid update: USA buys 10 crore vaccine doses for $1.9 bn; WHO lauds India

From the World Health Organisation lauding India's 'utmost urgency' while dealing with the outbreak, to the United States of America's decision to buy 10 crore doses of an experimental vaccine - here are the top news updates on the Covid-19 pandemic. Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Jairam Thakur placed himself in quarantine after an official in the CM Office tested positive. Maharashtra saw yet another massive jump in its Covid tally with more than 10,000 new cases being recorded. Watch the full video for the other updates on the spread of the Sars-CoV-2 coronavirus.