[Breaking] Prime Minister Jeong: "Medical Community's Collective Strike Ultimately Harms the People... Must Resolve Through Dialogue"

Prime Minister Jeong Sye-kyun

[Asia Economy Reporter Kwangho Lee] Prime Minister Chung Sye-kyun on the 2nd urged the Korea Medical Association, which has announced a general strike in protest against the government's plan to increase medical school quotas, to "refrain from collective action and resolve the issue through dialogue."

At the Central Disaster and Safety Countermeasure Headquarters (CDSCH) meeting on COVID-19 held at the Government Seoul Office that day, Prime Minister Chung said, "If the medical community proceeds with a collective work stoppage, it will place a great burden on quarantine efforts, and ultimately the damage will fall on the people."

On the 1st, the Medical Association announced that it would carry out a collective work stoppage on the 14th of this month, presenting demands to the government. On the 7th, a first round of collective work stoppage by residents is also scheduled. Recently, the medical community has opposed government policies aimed at strengthening public healthcare, such as increasing medical school quotas and establishing public medical schools.

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