A senior official from the presidential office in South Korea stated that the government has no current plans to address the shortage of medical staff by bringing in foreign doctors, despite ongoing disruptions in emergency medical centers due to staffing shortages and financial strain on hospitals. The official made this comment while discussing the prolonged public health alert and the standoff between physicians and the conservative government over medical school enrollment quota hike. The official also mentioned that only three out of 408 emergency medical centers are experiencing disruptions, and two of them are expected to resume normal operations in September. In May, South Korea announced plans to revise the enforcement rule of the Medical Service Act, allowing foreign physicians to see patients during a "severe" public health alert. However, the second vice minister of the Ministry of Health and Welfare clarified that this revision does not indicate an immediate plan to deploy foreign doctors, but rather provides legal grounds for potential future actions in the event of any contingency. No further legislative actions were announced after the government collected public opinions about the revision for two weeks until May 20.