A FORMER Prudhoe community High School pupil has likened her university experience so far to ‘prison’.

Molly Lee, of the University of Glasgow, has spoken out after testing positive for Covid-19 shortly after arriving on campus.

The English student, who is self isolating after nine of her flatmates also contracted the virus, said: “We did not receive any advice from the university, except from a few emails and a poster telling us how to self isolate.

“We were told we would have people to help us self isolate and to check up on us, but no one did, apart from to give us a small box of paracetamol to share between 11 of us.

“We finally got a food parcel late on Saturday night, despite isolating from the Monday.

“We have had to do our washing in our sinks and have had no parcels with essentials, such as handwash and toilet roll, and we don’t know who to contact.

“There is no outdoor space, we have all been cooped up in our flat and the window’s don’t open properly, only a little bit, so we have had no air into the flat. It does feel like you’re trapped and in a prison.

“We just don’t understand why we were told to come if it is not safe to use facilities and learn on campus. It is not worth the money to learn online as it has been plagued with technical errors.

“I feel anxious about this situation. We are being vilified in the press, despite many other people of all ages breaking the rules across the country, it feels like students, due to the stereotypes, are being blamed.

“The university has promised a rebate of one months rent and money to spend on getting food from the local area, but it does feel as if they are trying to reverse the amount of negative press they received, especially as it took them over a week to respond. It feels as though they neglected us and now are trying to cover it up.”

Molly was forced to travel 1.6 miles, unwell, for a test.