France records second highest daily case figures as infections rise across Europe – as it happened

Over 8,500 new cases in France; 1140 new cases in the Netherlands; Portugal reports 646 new cases; Oxford vaccine trial on hold. This blog is now closed

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11.52pm BST

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11.48pm BST

Here's a quick recap of the latest coronavirus developments over the last few hours: