On Friday, South Korea’s top medical association asked for a termination to the doctors’ strike which has affected efforts to curb a new wave of coronavirus infections.
The strike was announced after the government backed down on plans to reform the medical sector.However, trainee medics rejected the deal and affirmed to continue the walkout which started on August 21 including around 16,000 interns along with resident doctors.The trainee doctors resist the reforms, which consist of amplifying the number of doctors, building public medical schools, enabling state insurance to cover more oriental medicine, and expanding telemedicine.The government states the initiatives could help fight the crises such as the coronavirus.
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