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The Medical Coalition Against the
Nursing Law passed by the National Assembly held its second partial strike today (11th). This time, in addition to nursing assistants and doctors, dentists joined in, and more medical institutions closed or shortened their doors.

Reporter Jaehyun Park reports.

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An internal medicine clinic in
Yongsan-gu, Seoul.

It closed at half past four in the afternoon, one hour earlier than usual.

Hospital medical staff participated in the first strike on the 2rd and decided to participate in the second strike today.

[Kim Chul/Director of Internal Medicine (Doctor): In the first round, I participated in protest against the Nursing Law and the Revocation of License Act, but I participated once more in the last demonstration, the rally, until the right to re-enactment was implemented....]

The second strike held today was also joined by dental clinics.

Some local dentists were closed for the day, and some had shortened appointments.

The patient who came for treatment turned away.

[Dental patient: I kept getting diarrhea because I was taking medicine, so I came to ask if it was because of antibiotics and to pay, but it's a bit like that because it's a break.]

The second strike across the country is expected to involve more than 1,4 people, double the number of previous strikes, with increased participation from local clinics and dentists.

The nursing association opposed the move by the medical coalition and said it would collect opinions by the 3th to decide whether to take collective action.

The conflict between the medical professions is coming to a head, with the Medical Coalition vetoing the Nursing Act and the Medical Act, and the Nursing Association pushing for the passage of the Nursing Act.

(Video Interview: Yoon Hyung, Video Editing: Choi Eun-jin)