South Korean doctors continue walkout as global body weighs in


Almost 9,000 trainee doctors remain off the job, defying a government ultimatum. - PHOTO: AFP

SEOUL (Bloomberg): South Korean trainee doctors continued their walkout Saturday with little sign of them returning to work as a global body of physicians supported their protest of a government plan to increase medical school intakes.

Almost 9,000 trainee doctors remain off the job, defying a government ultimatum, while only 565 have so far returned, Yonhap News Agency reported Saturday. Calls to the Ministry of Health and Welfare for confirmation went unanswered.

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