A group of tourists wear masks to prevent contracting Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) as they arrive at Bangkok's Suvarnabhumi International Airport, Thailand, June 21, 2015. REUTERS/Kerek Wongsa
SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korea's health ministry reported on Monday two more deaths in the country's Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) outbreak, bringing the number of fatalities to 27.
The ministry also confirmed three new cases, taking the total to 172 in an outbreak that is the largest outside Saudi Arabia.
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