Safiyyah's blog

Illustrated by Rose Wong At this moment, COVID-19 cases are frightfully increasing across the UK and scientists have forecast 50,000 new cases a day by mid-October if we do not take action now. This virus has affected all of us, some more than others but today I'm going to be writing about the impact on university students, being one myself.  Senior politicians across the UK have suggested that young people may be the reason for the increase in coronavirus cases. However, a s Eisenhower once said, "The search for a scapegoat is the easiest of all hunting expeditions."  I believe that this virus is so extensive that there simply cannot be one culprit when it comes to the blame. Although it is true that many students do love to party and socialise, that is just a minority and a small part of the UK's population. How can this minute number cause such a rise? It's impossible. Instead of focusing on students and now closing pubs and restaurants at 10pm to diminish nigh