Students could be required to self-isolate before they are allowed to go home for Christmas, Nicola Sturgeon has said.
The First Minister said she wanted students to be able to go home to their families at the end of term for the Christmas holidays.
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She said: “Nobody wants students to be stuck at university at Christmas.”
She hinted at a requirement that could reduce the risk of students potentially carrying the virus back home to their families and communities across the country.
Ms Sturgeon added: “That could mean, and its not a decision, it could include students having to isolate for a period before going home.”
Ms Sturgeon had revealed the latest number of positive cases which included 302 in Greater Glasgow, which she was in part due to outbreaks at universities.
She said the bulk of the recent increase was in the age groups below 40.
More than 1000 students are isolating across Scotland following outbreaks in halls of residence with hundreds at Glasgow University told to stay in their accommodation.
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