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South Korea’s Yoon accuses doctors of running ‘cartel’ as strike drags on

South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol has urged striking doctors to return to work [Jung Yeon-je/AFP]

South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol has pledged not to back down on plans to increase medical school admissions as he accused striking doctors of operating as a “cartel”.

In an address to the nation on Monday, Yoon said the planned addition of 2,000 medical school places was the minimum needed.

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