South Korea emergency units turn back patients as doctors protest
Wednesday, 21 February 2024 South Korea's hospitals cancelled procedures as trainee doctors protested a government plan to boost medical school admissions. Emergency care was affected, with the Asan Medical Center only handling cardiac arrest cases. The strike is due to working conditions and pay. One group participating in the protest called the plan a political ploy ahead of a general election in April.
South Korea's biggest hospitals canceled procedures and turned away patients seeking emergency care on Wednesday after thousands of trainee doctors walked off the job in protest at a..
South Korea raised its health alert to the highest level due to a mass walkout by trainee doctors protesting the government plan to admit more students to... IndiaTimes
Wednesday, 21 February 2024
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