South Korea is facing a healthcare crisis as thousands of junior doctors continue their walkouts in protest of the government's plan to increase medical school admissions. The government aims to address the country's aging population by adding more doctors, but the striking doctors argue that a sudden surge in student numbers would compromise the quality of medical services.
The situation escalated when the government moved to suspend the licenses of the striking doctors after they missed a return deadline. In response, senior doctors at major hospitals, including Seoul National University Hospital, threatened to resign en masse if the government fails to resolve the dispute promptly.
