DHAKA: Another patient has died in South Korea amid an outbreak of the Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (Mers), bringing total fatalities to 16.

Officials also reported five new cases in South Korea, which has the largest outbreak outside the Middle East.

Officials said 150 people have now contracted the virus in South Korea, reports the BBC.

Meanwhile a South Korean man in Slovakia tested negative for the virus, but will remain in quarantine for further testing.

The 38-year-old man started showing symptoms such as diarrhea, fever and skin lesions after arriving in the Slovak capital of Bratislava on 3 June.

Four blood tests have been conducted with three showing negative results, but the fourth test produced no clear result and so health officials say further tests will have to be conducted.

The man reportedly works for a subcontractor of South Korean car maker Kia.

BDST: 1532 HRS, JUN 15, 2015
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