"We took a week break off training and almost everyone stayed home, but their rapid response to containing the virus was amazing and it got back to 80% of normal life very quickly.

"It's been weird knowing most countries are on lockdown and we were able to do pretty much normal life as long as you had a mask and were cautious. All cafes and restaurants were back to normal within a few weeks and all shops opened up pretty quickly.

"The Korean government are very proactive and reactive. They all collectively worked together and the Korean community seem to really follow all the rules that are made.

"Basically 95% of people wear masks, the government made it compulsory that every person got two masks per week and everywhere you go there's hand sanitiser, which is very affordable.

"They managed to do this all without and panic in the community or any major lockdowns, which is amazing. You can go to Seoul and do normal life or travel wherever you want and eat or drink without any restrictions."

Chapman admits it will be a different feel playing competitive matches with no fans inside the stadiums.

"I think it will be more like playing pre-season games behind closed doors," the former Melbourne City and Newcastle Jets player said.

"Obviously with a complete different atmosphere it may change the way players play, it could be a positive or negative for some players. I think it will probably have less pressure and affect on some players, but for others who thrive of the atmosphere it might affect there game also.

"There's nothing better than having fans in the stadium and making an atmosphere, which might give you that extra 5% to 10% throughout the game. So hopefully we are close to playing with fans soon."