Striking doctors ordered to return to work

Months-long strike: Members of The Korea Medical Association attending at a rally against the government’s medical policy in Seoul. — AP

The South Korean government issued a return-to-work order for doctors as more doctors including medical professors join the months-long strike to protest increasing medical school admissions.

Around four percent of some 36,000 private clinics notified the government of plans to be closed yesterday to take part in the protest, Health Minister Cho Kyoo-hong said.