South Korea criticizes senior doctors for threatening to resign to support their juniors' walkouts wral.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from wral.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
With the ultimatum for the return to work of trainees stopped in protest since 19 February falling on deaf ears, the government has sent out the first 5,000 suspension letters. With 93% of doctors absent, nurses allowed to perform some of their duties. Patients' associations denounce: first deaths from postponed treatments.
South Korea: Thousands of Striking Doctors Defy Government's Back-to-Work Orders time.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from time.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
SEOUL As South Korea’s government made a last plea for junior doctors to end a walkout hours before a Thursday deadline, many were expected to defy orders to return to work, risking suspensions of medical licenses and prosecution.