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Newsday: 29/02/2024 07:06 GMT : South Korea issues ultimatum to striking doctors

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29/02/2024 07:06 GMT : South Korea issues ultimatum to striking doctors

South Korea issues ultimatum to striking doctors

BBC World Service - Newsday, South Korea issues ultimatum to striking doctors

Three-quarters of the country’s junior doctors have walked out over competition concerns

Around three quarters of the country’s junior doctors have walked out over plans to increase the number of people admitted to medical school each year.

The South Korean government has given striking trainee doctors an ultimatum to end their mass walk out or face suspension and prosecution - we look at what doctors want and what the public makes of it all.    
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