'Excessive' public alarm as S. Korea reports 16th MERS death

South Korea Monday reported its 16th death in an expanding MERS outbreak, as President Park Geun-Hye called for efforts to shore up the economy against what she called "excessive" public alarm. Seoul also declared five new patients -- bringing the total number of cases including the deaths to 150 -- as fears grew over the impact of the outbreak on Asia's fourth-largest economy. "I am afraid the unexpected outbreak of MERS will quash the momentum of economic recovery," sh