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South Korea confirmed its first case of new coronavirus-related pneumonia Monday, according to Yonhapnews.

The case was reported by Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The patient is a Chinese woman who arrived at South Korea’s Incheon International Airport from China’s Wuhan on Sunday. The patient is under quarantine and being treated at a local hospital.

"She was visiting Seoul on a tour for the Lunar New Year holidays," said KCDC director Jung Eun-kyeong, adding Korean authorities were investigating her movement on the plane and those who might have come in contact with her, including flight attendants.

"As she was detected at the quarantine stage there has been no exposure for locals," she added.

(Compiled by Cheng Weidan)