South Korea Will Take Final Steps to Suspend Striking Doctors’ Licenses

Members of the Gyeonggi Province Medical Association stage a rally against the government's medical policy near the presidential office in Seoul, South Korea, March 13, 2024. FILE - South Korean doctors take part in a protest against the government medical policy in front of the presidential office in Seoul, South Korea, Feb. 25, 2024.

South Korea’s government will take final steps to suspend the licenses of striking junior doctors next week as they refuse to end their weekslong walkouts that have burdened the country’s medical services, officials said Thursday.