South Korea’s president has stood firm in the face of ongoing protests by doctors opposing his plan to significantly increase medical school admissions. The president labeled the doctors' walkouts as 'illegal collective action' that poses a 'grave threat to society.'
Approximately 12,000 medical interns and residents in South Korea have been on strike for six weeks, leading to the cancellation of hundreds of surgeries and treatments at university hospitals. Despite this, many senior doctors at teaching hospitals have continued to treat patients.
