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Nicola Sturgeon accused of 'failure' to plan for student virus outbreaks

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Nicola Sturgeon was accused of failure to plan for major outbreaks of Covid-19 across Scotland’s university campuses and into wider communities.

The First Minister is under pressure just days after term started with more than 1000 students already self-isolating. Fears are being raised about the rapid spread among younger people spilling over.

It was also claimed the spread shows mistakes from care homes and cruise ships in the early days of the pandemic are being repeated.Meanwhile, UK Government health secretary Matt Hancock is not ruling out telling students in England to stay on campus over Christmas, raising concerns it could happen in Scotland too.Holyrood's political opposition leaders targeted Sturgeon, claiming opportunities were.

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