According to Yonhap, in the statement made by the Ministry of Health, it was stated that as of last night, 8 thousand 897 of the 13 thousand intern doctors in the country submitted their resignations, 7 thousand 863 of them left their places of duty and 11 thousand 481 medical students did not attend classes.
In the statement, for the first time, the impact on public health of approximately 9 thousand intern doctors working in 94 large hospitals across the country submitted their resignations, citing justification. community healthy It was reported that it was decided to increase the business risk level from “cautious” to “serious” level.
GOVERNMENT INSTRUCTIONS TO RESIGNED INTERNSHIP DOCTORS “RETURN TO THEIR DUTIES”
Second Deputy Minister of Health and Welfare Park Min-soo, in his statement to the press, said that none of the resignations were accepted and that the government’s doctors were dismissed. He announced that he had issued official instructions for them to land.
According to medical laws in South Korea, the government can issue instructions for doctors and other medical personnel to return to duty if there is a situation of concern about public health.
Personnel who do not comply with the instructions may face imprisonment of up to 3 years or a fine of approximately 22 thousand dollars, as well as termination of their medical licenses.
INCREASE IN THE NUMBER OF MEDICAL STUDENTS
The Ministry of Health and Welfare had decided to increase the quotas of medical schools by 2 thousand people due to the lack of health services in rural and important medical areas.