they were among 600 passengers who were held for several hours at amersterdam s schiphol airport while they were tested for the virus. in total, 61 people who were onboard the flights are infected with covid 19 and are in isolation. the country s health minister says it s very possible more cases of the new variant will be found among them. european ministers are meeting in calais to discuss measures to prevent migrants making the dangerous journey to the uk in small boats. at least 27 people drowned in the channel on wednesday. the home secretary, priti patel, had her invitation withdrawn following a row between borisjohnson and the french president, emmanuel macron. a vigil has been held on the beach in folkestone in kent to mark the 27 lives lost in the channel on wednesday. many of those present were calling for safe and legal routes to be established for asylum seekers, to avoid further tragedies at sea. simonjones was there.