On February 23, according to Yonhap News Agency, on the 23rd local time, South Korea** raised the alert for a medical service crisis to the highest level, that is, the "severe" level, in response to the crisis caused by the collective action of South Korean doctors to oppose the increase in medical school places.
To alleviate the growing pressure on the healthcare system, South Korean Prime Minister Han Duck-so said that all public healthcare facilities will maximize the hours of outpatient services on weekdays, while expanding consultations on weekends and holidays, thereby increasing the activation rate of public healthcare facilities to the highest level.
Han Deok-so also said that ** will open new wide-area emergency rooms in four regions early next month to be responsible for the transportation and transfer of severe and critically ill patients.
In addition, South Korea** will also relax regulations related to the hiring of medical personnel to help reduce the workload of doctors,** and hospitals** who remain in the workplace.
Recently, in order to recruit more medical students, South Korean interns and residents have taken collective actions such as resignation, and have adhered to the principles of "revocation of licenses" and "arrest and investigation".
According to South Korea's ** news on the 23rd, as of the 21st, a total of 9,275 intern residents have submitted resignation reports among the 100 internship hospitals where interns and residents work, accounting for 74 of the total number of intern residents4%。