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South Korea president warns of 'excessive' public alarm over Mers
Published Mon, Jun 15, 2015 · 09:50 PM
Seoul
SOUTH Korea on Monday reported its 16th death in an expanding Mers outbreak, as President Park Geun-Hye called for efforts to shore up the economy against what she called "excessive" public alarm.
Seoul also declared five new patients - bringing the total number of cases, including the deaths, to 150 - as fears grew over the impact of the outbreak on Asia's fourth-largest economy.
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