Seoul vows 'all-out' effort to curb spread of Mers
Health authorities warn of more new cases; World Health Organization to send team to S Korea for joint mission to collect information on outbreak
Seoul
SOUTH Korea has reported its fifth death from Mers as the government on Sunday vowed "all-out" measures to curb the outbreak that was threatening to spread nationwide, including tracking mobile phones of those in quarantine.
The number of infections rose to 64 after 14 new cases, including one death, of Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (Mers) were confirmed late on Saturday night, the health ministry said. It is the largest outbreak outside Saudi Arabia where it has infected more than 950 since 2012.
As of Sunday, more than 2,300 people had been placed under quarantine of varying degrees. About 2,100 were told to stay home and strictly limit their interactions with…
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