S. Korea begins licence suspension process against striking doctors


Doctors staging a rally against the government's medical policy in Seoul, South Korea on March 3, 2024. - AP

SEOUL: South Korea said on Tuesday (March 5) it would start notifying striking trainee doctors that their medical licences would be suspended, as it moves to punish medics who have quit hospitals in protest at training reforms.

Thousands of junior doctors handed in their notice and stopped working two weeks ago to protest against an increase in medical school admissions from next year which the government says is meant to help combat shortages and meet the demands of an ageing society.

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