Face-to-face classes are continuing at the Australian National University (ANU) despite more than 200 of its residential students testing positive to COVID-19.
In a statement, the university said it was expecting COVID-19 cases in the student residences, which accommodate roughly 5,000 students, and had "processes and protocols in place to support any resident who is COVID-19 positive".
The ANU said the majority of students with COVID-19 had been moved to a dedicated self-isolation facility and were being provided meals and support, but a third-year student has told the ABC that she is still at her normal accommodation and is having to ask friends to bring her food.
Lily Hassett tested positive for COVID-19 on Monday morning, but said she was frustrated by how the university was managing the outbreak.
"I don't know where I'm supposed to be or what I'm supposed to be doing. I'm just kind of chilling in my room," she said.
"They've told us that we're going to get a phone call and we're going to get an email from ANU basically telling us that we're going to get moved off campus but I have no idea when that's going to be and they basically told us to try and organise our own food and if not then they'll help you out."
Ms Hassett said she was relying on her friends who were supporting her during her isolation, but she felt for people in their first year of university, who might not have the same support network.
ANU chief operating officer Paul Duldig said while some confusion among students was understandable, the university had the ability to provide for anyone who had tested positive to COVID-19.
"I can reassure students that we do have their concerns at the centre of what we're doing and we're doing everything possible to ensure they're well looked after and can continue their studies."
The ANU said that the facility it had moved COVID-positive students to had been "identified as appropriate for self-isolation after consultation with ACT Health".
"Residents who are self-isolating are being provided with well-being, medical and academic support while they are in quarantine," the university said in a statement.
"We are also providing meals for these students.
"The safety and wellbeing of our staff and students is always our highest priority."
More than 1,000 cases reported to ACT schools last week
The cases at the university come as the ACT recorded 583 new COVID-19 infections in the 24 hours to 8pm yesterday.
There are currently 41 people in hospital with the virus in Canberra, including one person in intensive care.
No patients are requiring ventilation.
During the week ending Sunday, February 20, 1,001 cases of COVID-19 were also reported to 120 ACT schools.
More than 65 per cent of Canberrans aged 16 and older have received their COVID-19 booster and 77.6 per cent of children aged five to 11 have received one dose.
One year of vaccinations in the ACT
Today marks the one-year anniversary of the vaccine rollout across the territory.
Cathie O'Neil is the chief operating officer of Canberra Health Services, and said the past 12 months had been a "mammoth effort".
She said some of the challenges included setting up the vaccine clinics at the beginning.
"We started off there at the Garran clinic, we also had the clinic out at Calvary, then we had the one at the airport, then we moved into the mass vaccination centre at the AIS which is our mainstay," she said.
Ms O'Neil said she was confident there would continue to be demand for the vaccination hubs into the future.
"The AIS will continue, we're starting to hear rumours, the UK has just announced they're going into fourth vaccinations, so we'll wait and see what's ahead of us but we'll continue to provide some sort of vaccination effort for the ACT."
She said the clinic would be open for walk-in vaccinations over the coming weeks until second-dose vaccinations began for children.
