S Korea reports 15th MERS death

THE number of infections of Middle East Respiratory Syndrome in South Korea has risen to 145, with 15 deaths, the health ministry says.

The outbreak of MERS in South Korea has not spread much outside hospitals, says WHO.

SOUTH Korea has reported its 15th death from the MERS virus as the growing outbreak that has infected 145 forced one of the nation's biggest hospitals to suspend most services.

THE latest fatality from Middle East Respiratory Syndrome was a 62-year-old man who died on Sunday afternoon in the southern port city of Busan.