China coronavirus outbreak: South Korea reports first case days before Lunar New Year tourist rush
- Woman from Wuhan, China, where virus originated, tests positive after checks at Incheon airport
- Health authorities are monitoring other passengers who shared her flight
A 35-year-old woman trying to enter the country from Wuhan, China, where the virus is thought to have originated, tested positive after being screened for symptoms at Incheon International Airport on Sunday.
“She was immediately separated for treatment in quarantine at a state-designated hospital,” said the Korea Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (KCDC). Among the symptoms she displayed were a high body temperature and respiratory difficulties.
The woman had been treated at a hospital in Wuhan for respiratory problems before boarding her flight, the public health and safety agency said.
Health authorities said they were monitoring other people who came into contact with her on the three-hour flight – including other passengers and flight crew members.