Complete shutdown of UK universities due to Covid-19 'impossible'
by Anna Fazackerley from on (#50HX9)
Vice-chancellors say thousands of students will have nowhere to go if campuses close
University vice-chancellors have told the government they cannot completely shut down if the coronavirus outbreak worsens because thousands of students would be left with nowhere to go.
The higher education regulator for England, the Office for Students (OfS), wrote to all universities on Monday, requesting ongoing information on the number of confirmed and suspected cases of the virus on campus, as well as details of how institutions are responding to them.
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