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Glasgow University @UofGlasgow has reported 124 students testing positive for Covid https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-54268780 . This was entirely predictable. And predicted.
I wrote this two weeks ago: https://twitter.com/Dr_D_Robertson/status/1304014387020169216 and it highlights that having Covid-secure workplaces or educational institutions is not sufficient to prevent the spread of the disease.
Of course, it's not just me that has set out concerns. This is the report endorsed by SAGE (the Scientific Advisory Group for Emergencies) on 3 September. It's all there. https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/principles-for-managing-sars-cov-2-transmission-associated-with-higher-education-3-september-2020
"There is a significant risk that Higher Education (HE) could amplify local and national transmission, and this requires national oversight"
"It is essential to develop clear strategies for testing and tracing, with effective support to enable isolation"
"It is essential to develop clear strategies for testing and tracing, with effective support to enable isolation"
Please don't blame the students. Or any other groups, which will change according to the latest news cycle. Recent Government announcements have been confusing and this has been a very challenging summer for teenagers and young adults. And older adults. And children.
The Government has at its disposal some of the pre-eminent scientific advisors, so-called SPI-B:
https://www.gov.uk/government/groups/independent-scientific-pandemic-influenza-group-on-behaviours-spi-b
"SPI-B provides independent, expert behavioural science advice to the Scientific Advisory Group for Emergencies (SAGE), which in turn advises ministers ..."
https://www.gov.uk/government/groups/independent-scientific-pandemic-influenza-group-on-behaviours-spi-b
"SPI-B provides independent, expert behavioural science advice to the Scientific Advisory Group for Emergencies (SAGE), which in turn advises ministers ..."
But why does this matter? It's just young people? We have seen for weeks the spread into the working population and now into the over-80s.
Read this to understand why this is a real problem for all of us, and our loved ones. https://twitter.com/Dr_D_Robertson/status/1307609224495722503
Read this to understand why this is a real problem for all of us, and our loved ones. https://twitter.com/Dr_D_Robertson/status/1307609224495722503
