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UCU warns Covid-19 tests are ‘recipe for chaos’

Union raises ‘grave concerns’ as mass Covid-19 testing of students starts

University and College Union boss Jo Grady has labelled government plans for mass Covid-19 testing of students a “recipe for chaos”, as the scheme starts.

On 28 November Grady pointed out that not all universities are taking part in the scheme to test students before they travel home for Christmas between 3 and 9 December. She also said there was a “worrying lack of support for students forced to self-isolate after testing positive”.

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