MIGRANTS found in a lorry in Bedfordshire were tested for coronavirus amid the total number of cases in the UK creeping up to 51, it has been reported.
A source told The Sun test results were pending following their discovery in Biggleswade, just north of Letchworth Garden City.The remaining 12 migrants are being dealt with by immigration officials, it is understood.
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