MERS outbreak forces S. Korea to cut key interest rates

South Korean health workers cordon off a quarantined village in Boseong, after an outbreak of the potentially deadly MERS virus, on June 11, 2015South Korea reported a tenth MERS death on Thursday, as the outbreak of the potentially deadly virus forced the central bank to cut its key interest rate to ward off greater economic damage, as retailers report a slump in business. In what has become the largest outbreak of Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) outside Saudi Arabia, a 65-year-old man died Thursday after being infected with the virus while receiving treatment for lung cancer at a hospital. Seoul also reported 14 new cases, including the first infection of a pregnant woman.

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