[Breaking] Ministry of Health and Welfare: "72.8% of Residents at 100 Hospitals Have Left Their Workplaces... 9,076 Departures"

On the 28th at 7 PM, the Ministry of Health and Welfare announced on the 29th that 9,997 residents, accounting for 80.2% of the total residents affiliated with 100 major training hospitals, submitted their resignation letters.

The number of residents who left their workplaces was counted as 9,076, which is 72.8% of the affiliated residents.

The Ministry of Health and Welfare analyzed that the rate of resident departure is decreasing.

Park Min-su, the 2nd Vice Minister of the Ministry of Health and Welfare, said at the briefing of the Central Disaster and Safety Countermeasures Headquarters on doctors' collective action held at the Government Sejong Complex on the same day, "Although it is difficult to make an accurate comparison due to differences in the base numbers, the proportion of those who left their workplaces slightly decreased compared to 73.1% on February 27, and it was confirmed that the departure rate has decreased for two consecutive days."

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