UN chief declares 'war' on Covid as India toll tops 300,000 dead

India has witnessed horrific scenes in recent weeks

Israel's health ministry is proposing a lifting of all virus restrictions inside the country's territory

The UN on Monday declared the world "at war" against Covid-19, as India's death toll passed 300,000 and Japan opened its first mass vaccination centres.

Another Asian country criticised for its slow inoculation rate is Japan, where the first mass vaccination centres opened on Monday.