South Korea warns of ‘serious’ health crisis amid protests by medics

South Korea warns of ‘serious’ health crisis amid protests by medics

Published February 23,2024


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South Korea Friday raised to the very best “serious” degree well being disaster warning amid protests by junior docs towards the federal government’s transfer to extend the variety of medical seats.

To meet the wants of an rising variety of sufferers, the federal government additionally “fully” prolonged telemedicine providers, Seoul-based Yonhap reported.

Walk-off work protests started early this week and entered their fourth day within the Far East nation after hundreds of junior docs, together with trainee medics, filed mass resignations towards the federal government’s transfer to confess 2,000 extra college students to medical faculties subsequent 12 months.

Currently, South Korea admits 3,058 college students for medical research.

The authorities has additionally prolonged healthcare hours, amongst different measures, to “minimize the impact of the move on the health and lives of the people.”

“The government will temporarily lift all regulations regarding telemedicine services. Many lower-tier local clinics, which mostly handle mild cases, are allowed to provide such services,” stated Vice Health Minister Park Min-soo.

Source: www.anews.com.tr