UK ‘must solve’ quarantine capacity problem for red-list students

Governments urged to work with universities to expand capacity or system could be ‘overwhelmed’, forcing students to learn online at home

Published on
July 20, 2021
Last updated
July 20, 2021
Visitors wearing a face mask  during their visit to the re-opened Model Village for UK quarantine capacity for red-list arrivals risks being ‘overwhelmed’
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The sensible move would be to use a designated block of student accommodation to quarantine 'red list country' arrivals, provided the necessary services such as meal/food deliveries can be arranged for them in a safe and economic manner. There's an advantage in that student accommodation generally has decent wifi so students can get on with their studies - the government-sponsored quarantine hotels often have poor service which would disadvantage those who need to get online. Likely cheaper than the disproportionate cost of the government-provided facilities, too. As for what the government thinks about that, present them with a fait accompli. This is what we are doing to satisfy the quarantine requirements, end of. Sitting around waiting for them to maybe do something about the situation is not, given the poor service so far, an option.
Universities should provide quarantine accomodations to their students it's helpful both for student and Govt Many students are facing issue of booking in managed quarantine hotels and are under stress as international students pay lot of fee So , university as quarantine accomodations plus increase in redlist arrival airport is best way to solve this inssue Many students and their dependents are facing stress of stickers visa expiry date also What Govt think about that Plz give permission to universities they better managed their students
Universities should provide quarantine accomodations to their students it's helpful both for student and Govt Many students are facing issue of booking in managed quarantine hotels and are under stress as international students pay lot of fee So , university as quarantine accomodations plus increase in redlist arrival airport is best way to solve this inssue Many students and their dependents are facing stress of stickers visa expiry date also What Govt think about that Plz give permission to universities they better managed their students

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