SEOUL—South Korea’s largest physicians group plans to strike on Friday, protesting a government proposal to increase the number of doctors after the country suffered staffing shortages when coronavirus cases surged earlier this year. About a quarter of South Korea’s 33,000 hospitals and clinics will close their doors Friday. The one-day walkout is being organized by the Korean Medical Association, a trade group that represents 130,000 doctors. The association has called for the government to retract a variety of overhauls...

Source: Wall Street Journal August 13, 2020 11:03 UTC