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		</div><p>More than 1,000 students at Newcastle University in the UK have tested positive for coronavirus in the past six days, the institution has said.<br />
That came on top of the 770 positive tests among students at neighbouring Northumbria University which was announced on Friday.</p>
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<p>The latest figures came after both universities announced they would be switching to online teaching for a minimum of three weeks, unless in-person lessons were an essential part of the course.<br />
Newcastle University said 1,003 of its 28,000 students had tested positive for Covid-19 between October 1st and 7th.<br />
A further 12 staff members from its 6,500 employees have had a positive result in the same period.<br />
A spokeswoman said “the overwhelming majority of cases” were from “social and residential settings”.<br />
She added: “We expected to see cases rise in light of the increase in cases both locally and nationally and all Higher Education institutions have to manage this on an ongoing basis.</p>
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<p>“We feel confident that we have appropriate measures in place to protect us all while we are on campus and to reduce the potential for transmission in our community.”<br />
One lecturer who asked not to be named said: “I feel heartily sorry for the students.<br />
“They’ve essentially had no choice but to come to university, and sit in their rented accommodation, often rented from the university, and stew.</p>
<p>“I suspect not all but many are getting nothing, and probably less, out of their uni experience than they would in the relative safety of their homes.<br />
“After all, who could have predicted that bringing thousands of people together from all over the country, and other countries, in confined spaces would not risk an explosion in infections?<br />
“It was sheer lunacy and a lot of staff are angry about it, and not just because of how it affects them.”</p>
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<p>Meanwhile, at Leeds University, 555 students and three staff members have tested positive between September 28th and October 4th.<br />
Professor Simone Buitendijk, vice chancellor, said: “We are acutely aware that behind each number is an individual with their own needs and concerns, and ensuring the safety, health and wellbeing of everyone is our absolute priority.”</p>
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