Even though European stockpiling became an object of ridicule, scarcity of ingredients is a problem I often faced in Korea. To combat the scarcity, on visits home to Britain, or when I saw products on shelves in Korea, I stockpiled.

Stockpiling...

Day 3 (Wednesday)—Continued checking our temperatures all day. Range was between 36.8 and 37. Normal. My throat was still a bit sore; decided I definitely need to shout less at Dora. We all left together in the morning—Yonguk for work, Dora and I f...

If anyone is interested about life in Seoul during the Chinese Coronavirus pandemic, below is a small snapshot.

Day 1 (Monday)—woke up with a slight fever and sore throat. Temperature ranged from 37.4-37.7. Normally I wouldn’t even take Tylenol, b...