Over 2,000 students in UK universities test positive for coronavirus: reports

LONDON, Oct. 4 (Xinhua) -- More than 2,000 university students in Britain have tested positive for COVID-19 as British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said Sunday that his country may face a "bumpy" time beyond Christmas in fighting the pandemic, local media reported.

Among the affected UK universities, Northumbria University in Northeastern England confirmed 770 cases among students, making it one of Britain's largest single-site coronavirus outbreaks, the Guardian newspaper said, adding that the outbreak there has taken the total number of cases among students to more than 2,000 across 65 universities.