Doctors stage massive demo in Seoul against medical school admissions policy

Doctors staged the rally in protest against the government’s medical school policy (Ahn Young-joon/AP)

Thousands of senior doctors have marched through South Korean capital Seoul to voice support for junior doctors who have been on strike for nearly two weeks over a government plan to sharply increase the number of medical school admissions.

The rally came as the government said it will begin to take steps on Monday to suspend the medical licences of nearly 9,000 medical interns and residents for defying orders to end their walkouts, which have disrupted hospital operations.