South Korea doctors’ strike widens as medical professors join protests

Some professors will submit their resignations while others will cut their hours over a government plan to boost medical school admissions

Medical professors in South Korea have said they will reduce the hours they spend in practice, while some say they plan to resign, in a widening of a doctors strike in the country.

The move will begin on Monday in support of trainee doctors who have been on strike for more than a month over a government plan to boost medical school admissions.