Prime Minister Jeong Sye-gyun to Meet with Resident Doctors' Delegation Tonight... Discussing Resolution of 'Medical Gap'

Prime Minister Chung Sye-kyun is attending the Government Policy Coordination Meeting held at the Government Seoul Office in Jongno-gu, Seoul on the 20th. Photo by Kang Jin-hyung aymsdream@

[Asia Economy Reporter Jeong Dong-hoon] Prime Minister Chung Sye-kyun will meet with the representatives of the Korean Intern Resident Association (Daejeonhyeop) at 8:30 PM on the 23rd.

Prime Minister Chung is expected to meet with the Daejeonhyeop delegation at the Government Seoul Office to listen to their demands and discuss measures to resolve the 'medical vacuum' caused by the strike.

Since the 21st, Daejeonhyeop has sequentially initiated strikes starting with fourth-year residents and interns. They are urging a full renegotiation of the government's major medical policies with the medical community, including the expansion of medical school quotas, establishment of public medical schools, and insurance coverage for Korean herbal medicine prescriptions.

Currently, the government has expressed its intention to suspend the promotion of the four major medical policies and is requesting residents to return to clinical practice. Recently, the daily number of new confirmed cases of the novel coronavirus infection (COVID-19) has exceeded 300.

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