The Korean Medical Association(KMA) has reportedly set June 20 as the date when it will launch a collective action in protest of the government's medical reforms, including the medical school admissions quota hike.

The date is expected to be announced on Sunday as the KMA reveals the results from its recent vote on the work suspension, where a higher-than-expected 54-point-eight percent of 129-thousand-200 KMA members cast their ballots.

The KMA's decision on the suspension, if launched on June 20, would come three days after a planned collective action by medical professors at Seoul National University(SNU) and affiliated hospitals.

Also on Friday, an emergency committee of professors from 20 medical schools nationwide said it will decide on fully suspending medical services on Sunday, in accordance with the outcome of the KMA vote.

It, however, remains to be seen how many professors and doctors will actually leave their duties, as most of the professors, who had earlier collectively submitted their resignation, stayed on the job amid the ongoing medical vacuum.