Korean government harshly criticizes medical association's announcement of general strike... ``Legal action against illegal medical treatment refusal''

On the 17th, the South Korean government responded that the Korean Medical Association, which opposes the increase in the number of medical school personnel, announced that it would hold a national physician rally and launch a general strike if necessary, saying, ``We are concerned about the lives and safety of the people.''
"This is an outrageous and threatening statement," he said. On this day, the Ministry of Health and Welfare held an emergency response team meeting presided over by Minister of Health and Welfare Cho Gyu-hong, stating,
"We will continue to have a sincere dialogue with experts and others regarding expanding the capacity of medical schools until the end," he said, adding, "We plan to take strict action based on the law and principles against the medical association's illegal act of refusing group medical treatment."
"Painting," he said. The ministry stated that ``improvement of essential medical care and expansion of human resources for doctors is an urgent need,'' and ``in order to smoothly implement the policy to expand the capacity of medical schools in 2025, we will prepare a policy for essential medical care and work from multiple angles.
We plan to faithfully implement the necessary measures, including gathering opinions."