Cabinet Minister Oliver Dowden said he hoped youngsters would be able to return to their families for the festive period. From Monday, people across England are required by law to self-isolate if they test positive or are contacted by NHS Test and Trace. Sign up for the Mirror Politics newsletter From the coronavirus to Brexit, this is an era of great change and uncertainty. “What we really want to do right now is to prevent the situation whereby students are locked up in university halls,” said Prof Gupta. “Despite all warnings the Government and universities encouraged a mass movement of a million students with no functioning test and trace, no testing when people arrive on campus.

Source: Daily Mirror September 27, 2020 19:41 UTC