South Korea's outbreak of MERS virus, with current number of infections at 15, is the largest among countries outside the Middle East. -AFP filepic
SEOUL: South Korea’s health minister apologised Sunday for failing to halt an outbreak of the MERS virus, vowing “utmost efforts” to curb the disease’s spread as the number infected rose to 15.
“We apologise for causing concern and anxiety among people due to... our initial judgement on the contagiousness of MERS,” Minister Moon Hyung-Pyo told reporters.
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