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S Korea Tells Striking Medics To Return On Deadline Or Risk Prosecution

The government plans to sharply increase medical school admissions to cope with shortages and an ageing society (Credit: AFP)

Most striking doctors have not returned to work despite a deadline, South Korea's health minister said Thursday, warning of legal action if medics do not end work stoppages that have plunged hospitals into chaos.

Nearly 10,000 junior doctors -- about 80 percent of the trainee workforce -- handed in notice and walked off the job last week to protest government plans to sharply increase medical school admissions to cope with shortages and an ageing society.

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