SEOUL: Emergency departments at all but one of South Korea's biggest hospitals were on red alert on Thursday (Feb 22) as trainee doctors vowed to stay off the job in protest at government plans to increase medical school admissions to boost the healthcare sector. The protests by almost two-thirds of t

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SEOUL (Reuters) -     South Korea has raised its health alert as of Friday morning after thousands of doctors walked off the job this week to protest against a government plan to raise the number of medical school admissions, the health ministry said. Read full story

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SEOUL, Feb 22 — The emergency departments at three of South Korea’s biggest hospitals were on red alert on Thursday as trainee doctors vowed to stay off the job in protest at government plans to increase medical school admissions to boost the healthcare sector. The protest by almost two-thirds of the country’s young doctors, which began this week, has forced hospitals to turn away patients and cancel procedures, raising fears about further disru…

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The health crisis alert is now at a 'severe' level, the highest in South Korea's healthcare system.

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Emergency departments at all but one of South Korea's biggest hospitals were on red alert on Thursday as trainee doctors vowed to stay off the job in protest at government plans to increase medical school admissions to boost the healthcare sector.

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More than 8,000 doctors in South Korea have not reported for work since Tuesday. The strike is over a plan to increase the number of doctors in the country. South Korea has the fourth-lowest number of physicians per 1,000 people in the world. The government is trying to address the problem by activating more doctors.

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