(3rd LD) Telemedicine fully allowed at hospitals as doctors’ mass walkout enters 4th day | Yonhap News Agency

SEOUL, Feb. 23 (Yonhap) — The government decided Friday to fully extend telemedicine services at hospitals on a temporary basis as fears of a worsening medical system crisis have grown over the prolonged walkout by junior doctors nationwide. Thousands of intern and resident doctors in major general hospitals in Seoul and elsewhere have walked off the job for a fourth day as they oppose the government’s plan to admit 2,000 more students to medical schools next year from the current 3,058 seats to address a shortage of doctors. In response to the collective action, the government raised the state health crisis warning to the highest “serious” level and came up with a set of measures to minimize the impact of…