About 1,700 university students at Manchester Metropolitan University are required to self-isolate at their dorms for at least 2 weeks after 127 tested positive for COVID-19. /CFP

Manchester Metropolitan University has offered rent refunds, food parcels and online learning for those affected. Yet many students told media that the lockdown is having a big impact on them, both mentally and financially. /CFP

According to British media, more than 40 universities in the country have reported COVID-19 cases so far after the new term began. /CFP