124 students test positive for Covid-19 in major outbreak of virus at Glasgow University
One student at Cairncross House told BBC Scotland she was asked to quarantine on Sunday - a week after arriving in the city.
It appears to have spread through the residence in Freshers' Week, when students mixed with people outside their households."People were mixing outside of their households because I mean it was Freshers Week, people weren't going to stay in their own kitchens and not do anything. She said they have been advised to wear masks when they leave their rooms to use shared kitchens, and to order supermarket deliveries."It's a bit strange," she said."It does get a bit hard to concentrate when you're sitting in your room from 9-5 and you can't go out for a walk to clear your head.
"If you are asked to self-isolate and I know many of you right now are already in that position, it is really, really important that you follow that advice."advice and abide by the new restrictions on household gatherings.
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