Na Soon-ja, left, president of the Korean Health and Medical Workers' Union, and Health Minister Kwon Deok-cheol pose after signing an agreement to improve medical workers' working conditions, at the Korea Institute for Healthcare Accreditation building in Seoul, early Thursday morning. As they reached an agreement, the union called off its strike slated to begin later in the day, and the government will come up with measures by October to support health workers at COVID-19 testing sites and hospitals who have suffered from burnout and fatigue due to a workforce shortage. Yonhap |