Students who attended events during freshers’ week and over Halloween were the source of biggest infection cluster

Nearly three-quarters of coronavirus cases among University of Cambridge students last autumn have been traced back to a single nightclub, highlighting the risks of reopening venues in the next phase of the UK government’s roadmap.

Students who attended socially distanced events during freshers’ week and over Halloween were the source of the biggest infection cluster in the university, according to researchers who analysed the effectiveness of Cambridge’s coronavirus screening programme, which tested 10,000 students weekly at its peak and was the largest in the UK.

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