[HIGHLIGHTS] Korean media: Wave of resignations of South Korean doctors continues and vacancies in medical services raise concerns

As of 11 p.m. on the 19th, a total of 6,415 interns and residents in 100 internship hospitals across the country had submitted resignation reports.

Various hospitals have not yet accepted the resignation reports, and 1,630 (about 25%) of the doctors who have resigned have left their units. The total number of intern residents in South Korea is 13,000, 95% of whom work in these hospitals. Their collective actions have led to vacancies in medical services and inconvenience to patients.