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As <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/michelledonelan?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@michelledonelan<\/a> explains, we\u202fare delivering on our commitment\u202fto get them back to their loved ones\u202fas safely as possible for Christmas \ud83d\udcfa <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BBCBreakfast?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@BBCBreakfast<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/GiPV2gqXA1\">pic.twitter.com\/GiPV2gqXA1<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Department for Education (@educationgovuk) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/educationgovuk\/status\/1326457779951955968?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 11, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>This announcement comes just two days after Boris Johnson said in his address to the nation:<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We don&#8217;t want young people going back and infecting elderly members of their families&#8221; and informed that more gidence would soon come.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gov.uk\/government\/publications\/higher-education-reopening-buildings-and-campuses\/student-movement-and-plans-for-the-end-of-autumn-2020-term#testing-availability-and-end-of-term-movement\">Government guidance<\/a> explains that lateral flow devices will be used to obtain rapid test results and that testing should be completed before Wednesday, 9 December.<\/p>\n<p><strong>What happens if I test negative? <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Students whose test returns back negative should travel home as soon as possible. While students with a negative result who have had contact with someone who has tested positive can also return home but are required to self-isolate once there.<\/p>\n<p>Students however are advised against using public transport to avoid the further spread of the virus.<\/p>\n<p><strong>What happens if I test positive? <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>By law, all students who test positive must self-isolate for a period of 10 days before returning home.<\/p>\n<p>Universities across the UK have now begun to inform students on further action they plan to take concerning this announcement.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Today the UK Government confirmed that it intends for students to be able to\u202ftravel\u202fhome\u202ffor Christmas in early December. We welcome this announcement and will keep you updated. <\/p>\n<p>More info: <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/DvJGWjBP8D\">https:\/\/t.co\/DvJGWjBP8D<\/a><\/p>\n<p>| Image Copyright \u00a9 Oxford University Images <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/UUwJ2fkteH\">pic.twitter.com\/UUwJ2fkteH<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Oxford Students (@OxUniStudents) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/OxUniStudents\/status\/1326476546178228224?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 11, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">We\u2019re reviewing <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/GOVUK?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@GOVUK<\/a>\u2019s latest guidance to universities for students returning home for Christmas, and will update on how we plan to support students and staff with this as soon as possible.<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/7TulV0wWKH\">https:\/\/t.co\/7TulV0wWKH<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/RDT8VNbcQA\">pic.twitter.com\/RDT8VNbcQA<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; University of Leeds (@UniversityLeeds) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/UniversityLeeds\/status\/1326476443707174917?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 11, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>The University of Westminster had already announced their plans for on campus Coronavirus testing<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Planning to travel away from your term-time address in December?<\/p>\n<p>You may be eligible for free COVID-19 testing, available 30 November \u2013 7 December (including the weekend).<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; University of Westminster (@UniWestminster) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/UniWestminster\/status\/1332345939273670664?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 27, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><strong>Words: Leah Trimmer | Subbing: Salimotu Shobowale\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Government has announced that students will be able to travel home during what they have called a \u201cstudent travel window\u201d, between the 3rd to the 9th December. 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