Coronavirus live news: France to administer J&J vaccine as planned while Sweden pauses rollout

France will use Johnson & Johnson's vaccine despite its suspension in US while Sweden said it would await the findings the EMA

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10.27pm BST

Consistency in Scottish Government messaging has seen more trust in following Covid-19 guidelines than in England, according to an expert adviser.

Professor of Public Health at Edinburgh University Linda Bauld said key differences between the approaches of Nicola Sturgeon's and Boris Johnson's administrations during the pandemic had contributed to changes in confidence.

10.15pm BST

Mexico's unwillingness to spend money, do more testing, change course or react to new scientific evidence contributed to the country being one of the worst hit by the coronavirus pandemic, according to a report released this week by the University of California.

The country would have had a significantly lower death toll if it had reacted as well as the average government, according to the University's Institute for Global Health Sciences, which also released a report sharply critical of the U.S. response to Covid-19.