[Breaking] Government Expands "Collective Strike Damage Report Support Center" Coverage to Clinic Level Starting Today

The government announced that starting from the 13th, the scope of the 'Damage Report Support Center' for cases of damage caused by the medical community's collective strike will be expanded to include clinics.

Jeon Byeongwang, Director of Health and Medical Policy at the Ministry of Health and Welfare, held a briefing at the Central Disaster and Safety Countermeasures Headquarters on the medical community's collective action and stated, regarding the planned collective strike on the 18th, "In cooperation with local governments, we have completed issuing medical orders and strike report orders to approximately 36,000 medical institutions nationwide," adding, "From today, the scope of the Damage Report Support Center for cases of damage caused by the collective strike has been expanded to include clinics."

He continued, "If damage occurs due to collective refusal of medical treatment, please contact 129 without an area code, and the government and local governments will do their best to protect and support you."

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