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Medical Association, which has been calling for policy withdrawal, has entered a general strike, saying that health and medical policies such as expansion of medical school quotas were made with a rush. It is likely that a large number of local lawmakers will be closed, but authorities have asked hospital groups to extend their hours to avoid a medical gap.

This is Choi Ho-won.

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A notice was posted to a clinic in Seoul stating that today (14th) they will be closed.

In order to participate in the general strike, 25% of local lawmakers decided to take a break, and 8,300 nationwide.

The Busan area has a 45% closure rate, and Daejeon and Jeju areas are also estimated to be around 40%.

This general strike took part in six years since 2014, and not only local lawmakers, but also university hospital majors and some full-time doctors who were closed on the 7th.

However, unlike the 7th, labor, emergency, dialysis, and inpatients and critically ill patients were excluded from the strike.

[Dae-Ha Kim/Spokesman of the Korean Medical Association: Because it is an unavoidable choice in a situation where the means to express a doctor is limited, it maintains essential medical functions to the extent that it does not cause nuisance to patients and the public as much as possible... ] The

medical association plans to hold strike rallies all over the country, including Yeouido Park in Seoul at 3 pm.

The government plans to issue an order to commence treatment through local governments in areas where the leave rate exceeds 30%.

[Park Neung-hoo/Minister of Health and Welfare: When it is predicted that damage to the lives and safety of the people will occur, the local public health center has taken measures to issue an order to commence business... .] A

list of medical institutions that are available for treatment that are not participating in the strike today can be found on the website of the Ministry of Health and Welfare, the Health Insurance Corporation, and each province.