(BBC) Five dinghies carrying 76 migrants have been intercepted in the Channel by Border Force.
All those on board were brought to Dover and will be monitored for signs of coronavirus, the Home Office said.
Footage showed officials at the port in personal protective equipment escorting people from Border Force vessels.
The Home Office blamed the crossings on criminals “using false promises to take advantage of desperate situations and illegally smuggle people into the UK.”
Charities have warned that people are living in unsanitary and overcrowded conditions in migrant camps in northern France, leaving them vulnerable to being infected by coronavirus.
