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A medical worker enters the operating room at a hospital in Gwangju, South Korea, Monday, March 4, 2024.

Video. Why are nearly 10,000 junior doctors in South Korea on strike?

Updated: 06/03/2024 - 0:58 GMT+1

The Korean government gave junior doctors a legally binding deadline by the end of February, but only a fraction of them have returned to their jobs.

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