International student testing ‘must come in’

Ni cola Sturgeon has been urged to implement a policy of coronavirus testing for all international students coming to Scotland for university.

Scottish Liberal Democrat leader Willie R en ni e asked the First Minister yesterday to commit to overseas university students being tested twice within a week of their arrival.

Ms Sturgeon promised to announce updated Government guidance for colleges and universities next Tues - day and said “testing has an important part to play”.

Citing the recommendation of government adviser Professor Devi Sridhar that international students should be tested for Covid-19 on their first and fifth days, Mr Rennie expressed his “frustration” that new advice had not yet been published.

He said :“Students are arriving for the new term right now. It will be the biggest movement of people since the lockdown and I think we’ve all got a duty to keep them safe.”

Ms Sturgeon replied: “While we are finalising updated guidance ... there are already arrangements in place that universities and colleges are working to deliver.”