SEOUL: South Korea has raised its public health alert to the highest level, authorities announced on Friday, saying health services were in crisis after thousands of doctors resigned over proposed medical reforms.
More than 8,890 junior doctors — 78.5 percent of the trainee workforce — have quit, Seoul's Second Vice Health Minister Park Min-soo told a news briefing as part of an expanding protest against government plans to sharply increase medical school admissions.
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