South
Korea has confirmed 14 new cases of the Middle East Respiratory
Syndrome virus as the country’s central bank cut interest rates amid
growing economic damage.
In what has become the largest outbreak of MERS outside Saudi Arabia, Seoul reported the new cases on Thursday, including the first infection of a pregnant woman.
The new diagnoses brought to 122 the total number of confirmed cases in South Korea, the health ministry said. The number of fatalities remained at nine, with no new deaths reported in the past 24 hours.
More than 2,400 schools have been closed as a result of the outbreak.
In what has become the largest outbreak of MERS outside Saudi Arabia, Seoul reported the new cases on Thursday, including the first infection of a pregnant woman.
The new diagnoses brought to 122 the total number of confirmed cases in South Korea, the health ministry said. The number of fatalities remained at nine, with no new deaths reported in the past 24 hours.
More than 2,400 schools have been closed as a result of the outbreak.
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