[Breaking] Government: "On-site resident doctors increased by 122 in one month... total 699"

On the 29th, marking the 100th day since residents opposing the government's increase in medical school admissions left the medical field, the government stated, "Although still a minority, the number of residents returning to the field is gradually increasing."

On this day, Park Min-su, the 2nd Vice Minister of the Ministry of Health and Welfare, said at a briefing of the Central Disaster and Safety Countermeasures Headquarters held at the Government Seoul Office, "According to reports from 100 training hospitals, the number of residents working on-site increased by 122 over the past month, from 577 on April 30 to 699 on the 28th."

This accounts for about 7% of all residents.

At all 211 training hospitals, 864 residents, representing 8.2% of the total, are currently working.