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Striking South Korean doctors defy return-to work orders
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SOUTH KOREAN doctors defied return-to-work orders to take part in a one-day strike action today as part of continued industrial action against plans to boost medical school admissions.

Since February, more than 12,000 trainee doctors have been on strike in a deepening standoff with government officials, who want to grow the country’s number of doctors by up to 10,000 by 2035.

Many reject the plan, saying schools would not be able to handle the increased flow and that the quality of the country’s medical services would suffer.

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