On 20 January 2020 National IHR Focal Point NFP for Republic of Korea reported the first case of novel coronavirus in the Republic of Korea The case is a 35 year old female Chinese national residing in Wuhan Hubei province in China The case patient had developed fever chill and muscle pain on 18 January while in Wuhan She visited a local hospital in Wuhan and was initially diagnosed with a cold On 19 January the case patient was detected with fever 38 3 C upon arrival at the Incheon International Airport The case patient was transferred to a national designated isolation hospital for testing and treatment She was tested positive for pancoronavirus reverse transcriptase polymerase chain reaction RT PCR assay and subsequently was confirmed positive for novel coronavirus 2019 nCoV on 20 January by sequencing at the Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention KCDC Upon detection the patient had chills runny nose and muscle pain