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South Korean doctors demand safety after latest hospital assault

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A recent assault on a doctor at Severance Hospital in Seoul has reignited concerns about hospital safety in South Korea. Despite a law passed eight years ago to increase penalties for assaulting medical staff following a previous murder, doctors report that violence remains prevalent, with an estimated 1,200 annual attacks. Medical bodies are now advocating for enhanced security measures, such as metal detectors, and a review of regulations that require victims to press charges. AI

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South Korean doctors demand safety after latest hospital assault

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  1. SCMP — Tech TIER_1 English(EN) · SCMP’s Asia desk ·

    A doctor was murdered in South Korea. 8 years on, ‘nothing has changed’

    Nearly eight years after a psychiatrist’s murder prompted South Korea to pass a new law that increased penalties for assaulting medical staff, another attack this month has doctors asking why the country’s hospitals are still unsafe. The attack at Severance Hospital in Seoul last…

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