SEOUL: South Korea on Sunday reported its fifth death from MERS as the government vowed “all-out” measures to ease growing public fear over the largest outbreak outside Saudi Arabia.

The number of infections rose to 64 after 14 new cases, including one death, of Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) were confirmed on Saturday night, the health ministry said.

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