Patients in South Korea rally urge physicians to end prolonged strike<br /><br />Hundreds of patients in South Korea on Thursday staged a protest urging physicians to halt a prolonged strike that has affected public health services.<br /><br />Starting from February, thousands of medical trainees ceased work in protest against government proposals to expand medical school admissions, arguing that this would compromise the quality of specialist education.<br /><br />With no solution in sight, patients are now demanding the two sides quickly come to a compromise, saying lives are at stake.<br /><br />Video by China Global Television Network (CGTN)<br /><br />Subscribe to The Manila Times Channel - https://tmt.ph/YTSubscribe <br />Visit our website at https://www.manilatimes.net <br /> <br />Follow us: <br />Facebook - https://tmt.ph/facebook <br />Instagram - https://tmt.ph/instagram <br />Twitter - https://tmt.ph/twitter <br />DailyMotion - https://tmt.ph/dailymotion <br /> <br />Subscribe to our Digital Edition - https://tmt.ph/digital <br /> <br />Check out our Podcasts: <br />Spotify - https://tmt.ph/spotify <br />Apple Podcasts - https://tmt.ph/applepodcasts <br />Amazon Music - https://tmt.ph/amazonmusic <br />Deezer: https://tmt.ph/deezer <br />Tune In: https://tmt.ph/tunein<br /> <br />#TheManilaTimes <br />#worldnews <br />#southkorea <br />#medical