South Korean government appeals to ``please return to work''...Korean Medical Association holds rally

The South Korean government's plan to increase the number of medical school admissions by 2,000 has led to mass resignations of specialty doctors (interns) for more than 10 days, but the gap between doctors and the government is deepening further. Progress in meaningful dialogue between the two parties
Not only that, but the deadline for returning to work (February 29) that the government announced to specialty doctors has passed, and the medical staff protecting the medical field is becoming increasingly fatigued.
In response, the government once again appealed to the specialized doctors to ``return to the field.'' The government is in charge of the 3.1st section.
The plan is to use the 4th, the first day of work after the holidays, to ascertain the current status of reinstatement for doctors who did not accept the final request for reinstatement, and proceed with administrative and judicial sanctions in principle. Prior to this, on the 29th, the main 10
It is estimated that 565 (cumulative) specialty doctors have returned from 0 training hospitals. This is at the level of 6% of all retired medical majors. On the 3rd, Prime Minister Han Deok-soo held a meeting at the ``Doctors Collective Action Center'' at the government building in Seoul.
He presided over the ``Disaster Safety Countermeasures Headquarters,'' and once again urged the doctors to return to work, saying, ``I sincerely request that all of the specialty doctors who have not returned to work return to their seats once again.'' Government passes final return deadline
In this case, it has been announced that in addition to administrative sanctions such as suspension of his medical license, he will be subject to judicial sanctions. Prime Minister Han also asked the Korean Medical Association to stop any more illegal collective actions and to protect young junior doctors.
I strongly urge you to take the lead and persuade others." However, in the afternoon of the same day, the Korean Medical Association held a large-scale rally in the Yeouido area with over 10,000 participants (according to police estimates), and the government
I voiced my condemnation. The Korean Medical Association is expected to issue a collective suspension card if the plan to increase the number of medical schools and the essential medical policy package is not completely withdrawn after the general rally.
In 2020, the Korean Medical Association opposed the government's push to establish a public medical university and collectively decided to close its clinics. On the other hand, the government's response to the doctors who have embarked on an illegal strike has also been swift.
ing. Police have asked four current executives of the Korean Medical Association, including emergency response committee chairman Kim Taek Woo, to search their homes and ban their departures. The Ministry of Welfare also made an emergency response to Park Dan's Korean Major Council.
Legal procedures have begun, including issuing orders to 13 specialized doctors, including the chairman of the committee, to begin work, and completing the process of serving them with public notice.