Five hundred students of Abertay University have been asked to self-isolate after an outbreak in Dundee halls of residence.
Contact tracers are trying to identify one student who has possibly infected others but until then, all 500 students must self-isolate to make this possible.
A positive case of COVID-19 are being investigated at a private accommodation block called Parker House
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Associate Director of Public Health, Dr Daniel Chandler had said the virus can ‘spread very quickly in student accommodation.’
“Further investigation and contact tracing are continuing and we will review this advice in the coming days.
“It is really important that any residents who develop symptoms book a test as soon as possible,” Dr Chandler had said.
Reacting, Principal of Abertay University, Professor Nigel Seaton said the infected student is being supported, adding that ‘we will remain in regular daily contact with them’
In an effort to curb the widespread of the virus in the school, cleaning and safety measures at the university have been intensified, Dr Chandler disclosed.
Cases in the UK has continued to rise as the country is expecting its second wave.
The Prime Minister, Boris Johnson had on Tuesday announced stricter measures to tighten the ‘rule of six’.
Under the new rules, households are banned from mixing indoors, while those living alone will be able to form extended households with the exemption of couples not living together, tradespeople and those who need childcare.
Head of the UCU told Sky news weeks ago that the beginning of a new academic year might be ‘the biggest migration of people on an annual basis in the UK’
“That’s a million students, moving across the country, cycling in and out of lockdown zones, of bubbles, of homes, into new cities, where we are not tracking those students, we are not testing those students.”
“We are seriously concerned that if the government and universities do not step in and discourage this… we could see universities becoming the care homes of the second wave of COVID-19,” she said.
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