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Authorities have issued their first legal crackdown against the protest, focusing on five doctors affiliated with the Korean Medical Association and suspected of instigating the strike.
South Korea granted nurses new powers and legal protections Tuesday, and launched an investigation into a patient's death, as hospital chaos caused by striking trainee doctors entered a second week."Although it is claimed that legal protection is provided, I do not find it specific enough to feel safe," said Lee Hye-ok, a nurse at one of the five biggest hospitals in South Korea.
Seoul is giving young doctors four days to end walkouts, threatening prosecutions or suspended licences.
An intensifying confrontation between doctors and the government over the latter’s decision to increase the number of medical students next year is causing significant disruptions ...
Anxiety is mounting in South Korea’s largest hospitals, now starting to buckle under the absence of thousands of doctors who are on strike.