The decision to ask hundreds of students at Manchester Met University to stay in lockdown has been brewing for more than a month.As far back as August, Manchester's public health team agreed a ten-point plan for the next stage of the coronavirus pandemic that included a specific clause on universities.While outbreaks at primary and secondary schools made the headlines earlier in September, officials have always been concerned that the return of university students would become a major challenge.Positive cases have been rising in young people all summer.And with an estimated 100,000 students returning to Greater Manchester for university courses, it was predicted that this would eventually drive up infections.In Manchester, like many.
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