One week into the shutdown and millions of us are dealing with the effects of isolation for the first time.

But one British doctor was better prepared than most of us.

Paradoxically, you know, everyone always says,

were you really lonely in Antarctica?

It was kind of the opposite.

After being alone for so long, will we ever be the same?

It can actually be quite liberating and it can really give you a chance to think about what

it is you're doing in your life.

This is stories of our times from the Times and the Sunday Times.

I'm Manveen Rana. Today, Lessons in isolation from an astronaut training camp in Antarctica. Attention all passengers. You can now book your train tickets on Uber and get 10% back in Uber credits to spend on your next train journey.

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Tees and sees apply. Check the Uber app. I remember really vividly being in the twin otter plane which is a sort of

small polar plane unit the classic plane that you see on any polar movies with the skis.

Landing in Antarctica isn't quite like landing anywhere else.

We've been flying for about five hours and I had literally seen nothing.

Suddenly the plane starts to go down and I still see nothing.

Beth Healy is an A&E doctor and a few years ago she was stationed in one of the more

unusual postings for any medic. Where's the airport? Why are we stopping here? And I guess that's the thing about Concordia.

It is just so remote.

It was only in the last few seconds that we were coming onto the snowy runway that I caught a glimpse of the station.

I just remember the door being pulled wide open and suddenly all these people

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