Top medical authority says appointment scalpers will be punished

China's top medical authority will investigate and punish the scalping of hospital bookings, a spokesperson announced on Wednesday.

A video clip went viral on China's social network this week recording a young girl weeping inconsolably while claiming that hospital staff colluded with scalpers.

The girl said she had been waiting in the hospital for an outpatient appointment for two days, and still could not get a ticket.