COSTLY OUTBREAK  A woman and a child wearing facemasks wait to cross a road before the Bank of Korea headquarters in Seoul on June 11, 2015. South Korea’s outbreak of the potentially deadly MERS virus forced the central bank to cut its key interest rate to ward off greater economic damage, as retailers report a slump in business. AFP PHOTO
COSTLY OUTBREAK
A woman and a child wearing facemasks wait to cross a road before the Bank of Korea headquarters in Seoul on June 11, 2015. South Korea’s outbreak of the potentially deadly MERS virus forced the central bank to cut its key interest rate to ward off greater economic damage, as retailers report a slump in business. AFP PHOTO

SEOUL: A joint mission by the United Nations World Health Organization (WHO) and the Republic of Korea’s Ministry of Health and Welfare to review the situation regarding the outbreak of Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS CoV), has begun its work in Seoul, the agency confirmed today.

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