This article**[CCTV News Client];
On the 25th, South Korea held a meeting chaired by Cho Gyu-hong, Minister of Health and Welfare, to discuss the plan to respond to the collective resignation of doctors.
Thirteen ministries including the Ministry of Public Administration and Security, the Ministry of Education, the Ministry of Justice, the Ministry of Strategy and Finance, the Ministry of National Defense, the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism, the Ministry of Employment and Labor, the Fair Trade Commission, the National Police Agency, and the Fire Services Agency participated in the meeting. At the meeting, it was decided to establish a system of cooperation between prosecutors and police in response to the current collective resignation of interns and resident doctors, so as to make a prompt judicial response to the relevant actions. To this end, the Ministry of Justice will dispatch public prosecutors to the Ministry of Health and Welfare so that legal advice can be provided promptly and accurately.
*The Disaster Safety Countermeasures Headquarters also reviewed the operation of emergency medical measures at the meeting. The Ministry of Health and Welfare inspected the 24-hour operation of emergency rooms at 409 emergency medical institutions nationwide, and required 97 public health medical institutions to provide medical treatment on weekends and public holidays.
The Ministry of Health and Welfare has issued orders to the medical profession prohibiting the acceptance of collective resignations, prohibiting the instigation of collective action, prohibiting the use of collective leave, and maintaining essential medical care for interns and resident doctors. If a doctor who has been confirmed to have left his or her post does not return to work in a timely manner after receiving an order from the Ministry of Health and Welfare to return to work, administrative measures such as suspension or revocation of the doctor's license will be taken. (Reporter Zhang Yun).