SEOUL (Reuters) – South Korea’s health ministry said on Friday that it will fully allow telemedicine services at all hospitals and clinics to help cope with the impact of a walkout by trainee doctors.
Nearly 7,900 resident and intern doctors, or nearly 70% of the total, have left the job in protest against over a government plan to expand medical school admissions.
(Reporting by Hyonhee Shin and Ju-min Park; Editing by Ed Davies)
