SEOUL: South Korean President Park Geun-Hye has postponed a planned trip to the US, her spokesman said Wednesday, amid growing public alarm over the MERS outbreak, which has now claimed nine lives.

The decision to delay the June 14-18 visit came after Park’s administration came under fire for what critics say has been an insufficient response to the crisis.

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