A diplomat’s life: The uncertainty and tedium of lockdown in North Korea



Evergreen A diplomat’s life: The uncertainty and tedium of lockdown in North Korea A former diplomat in Pyongyang gives a first-person account of how authorities responded to the pandemic Taylor Darby September 20, 2021 SHARE COPY LINK FACEBOOK X LINKEDIN MASTODON A North Korean woman has her temperature checked on Jan. 2, 2021 \| Image: KCTV The following article is the first in a multipart series by Taylor Darby, a pseudonym for a foreign diplomat that worked in Pyongyang for an extended period of time before being forced to leave in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Views expressed in columns are exclusively the author’s own and do not represent those of NK News. Winters in Pyongyang are a depressing affair. The weather is merciless, cold, damp and windy, the atmosphere in the city grey and dull. The year 2020 started in a similar fashion, except for the fact that a mysterious new disease was rapidly © Korea Risk Group. All rights reserved. No part of this content may be reproduced, distributed, or used for commercial purposes without prior written permission from Korea Risk Group. Get the Daily Update & Podcast Updates Start your day with the North Korea stories that matter most – as selected by Trending

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A diplomat’s life: The uncertainty and tedium of lockdown in North Korea

A former diplomat in Pyongyang gives a first-person account of how authorities responded to the pandemic

Taylor Darby September 20, 2021

A diplomat’s life: The uncertainty and tedium of lockdown in North Korea

A North Korean woman has her temperature checked on Jan. 2, 2021 | Image: KCTV

The following article is the first in a multipart series by Taylor Darby, a pseudonym for a foreign diplomat that worked in Pyongyang for an extended period of time before being forced to leave in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Views expressed in columns are exclusively the author’s own and do not represent those of NK News.

Winters in Pyongyang are a depressing affair. The weather is merciless, cold, damp and windy, the atmosphere in the city grey and dull.

The year 2020 started in a similar fashion, except for the fact that a mysterious new disease was rapidly

A diplomat’s life: The uncertainty and tedium of lockdown in North Korea

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