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SNP Government was warned of possible Covid outbreaks on university campuses

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Our Politics newsletter is now daily. Join thousands of others and get the latest Scottish politics news sent straight to your inbox.The Scottish Government was warned of the possibility of coronavirus outbreaks at universities, higher education minister Richard Lochhead admitted.The advice included the "likelihood" of clusters emerging as students got back on campus, but not to keep young people at home.In a statement at Holyrood, Lochhead said keeping campuses closed for part of this academic year "would have inflicted significant harm on them and the wider higher and further education sector in Scotland".He also told MSPs 759 students have tested positive for Covid-19, with that number expected to rise in the coming days, but he was.

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