S. Korea Health Ministry to order private doctors to maintain operation on day of strike
Return-to-work orders to be issued if closure rate of local clinics exceeds 30%.
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South Korea’s medical professors go on all-out strike after quota hike confirmed
The general strike includes the suspension of outpatient care and regular surgery for all patients except essential and critical cases.