SKorean police quiz first doctor over walkouts

By Agence France-Presse

Mar 07, 2024 12:09 am

SEOUL: Police in South Korea on Wednesday called in a doctor for questioning, the first to be summoned in connection with a mass walkout of junior physicians as the government approved the use of millions of dollars to ease service disruptions.

Thousands of trainee doctors quit and stopped working some two weeks ago to protest the government's plans to increase medical school admissions to help deal with the East Asian country's fast-aging society.

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