University staff voice concerns at being asked to test students for Covid

Fears over pressure to volunteer and insufficient PPE for mass testing of students before ChristmasCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageUniversity staff have voiced concern after their employers asked them to join a hastily assembled army of workers who will carry out mass Covid-19 testing of students before the pre-Christmas exodus home.They include staff at the University of Sussex, whose vice-chancellor sent out an email saying it was only with their help that a mass testing programme – which could be rolled out in just under two weeks – would succeed. More than 100 members of staff there are understood to have volunteered already. Continue reading... https://www.theguardian.com/education/2020/nov/21/university-staff-voice-concerns-at-being-asked-to-test-students-for-covid #universities #higher_education #coronavirus #education #uk_news