Reviewing the removal of outdoor masks

Within a month of the inauguration of the new government

After examining the situation of COVID-19 in late May, it is decided to release it or not

Expansion of compensation for adverse reactions and deaths of vaccines

Photojournalists of the Presidential Transition Committee

The presidential transition committee announced its position to examine the COVID-19 situation in late May, a month after the launch of the new government, and then decide to release the outdoor mask.

 

The new government plans to promote quarantine policies based on scientific evidence and prepare governance to respond to infectious diseases centered on experts' opinions and on-site judgment.

 

Ahn Cheol Soo, the chairman of the transition committee made the remarks at a briefing on the announcement of comprehensive measures by the Health and Medical Division of the COVID-19 Emergency Response Committee at a joint press conference in Tongui-dong, Jongno-gu, Seoul on the morning of the 27th.

 

Chairman Ahn announced four key tasks, including ▲strengthening compensation due to side effects of vaccines, ▲ scientific quarantine using big data, ▲reorganization of the medical system, including the establishment of hospitals specializing in infectious diseases, and▲ preparation of measures to protect the elderly and medical staff.

 

Chairman Ahn has defined the government's quarantine as "non-scientific political quarantine." He emphasized that it is "scientific quarantine" to automatically calculate the severity and quickly process bed allocation by establishing a platform that collects data on infectious diseases.

 

Chairman Ahn also came up with a plan to reform the medical system that responds to infectious diseases at all times.

 

He said he would secure 7,700 beds in advance and establish a method of treating patients centered on general hospitals.

 

Protection for high-risk groups and vulnerable groups of COVID-19 will be strengthened.

 

The transition committee said that hospitals and facilities have been vulnerable to infection, but it will significantly improve the ventilation structure in the future and convert them into safe facilities for infection through infection education for workers.

 

In the case of high-risk groups, a medical response fast-track policy is prepared to enable rapid testing and rapid treatment.

 

The transition committee said it will secure enough treatments to relieve public anxiety and increase its responsiveness to infectious diseases.

 

The new government will secure a total of 2.071 million people by introducing an additional 1,009,000 treatments and expand the scope of administration to those with underlying diseases aged 12 or older so that they can receive prompt treatment.

 

It will also expand compensation and support for adverse vaccine reactions.

 

Support for medical expenses will be increased from 30 million won to 50 million won, and death compensation will be increased from 50 million won to 100 million won.

 

Support will be provided after basic reviews such as reducing the burden on the public and the causal agenda for the responsibility to prove abnormal reactions.

 

It also plans to shorten the processing period to 120 days.

 

Chairman Ahn said, "People must be most curious about when they take off their masks outdoors, but they are trying to judge by looking at the situation in late May." He explained, "Now, the number of confirmed cases in Korea is still the largest worldwide, making it difficult to compare directly with other countries that can take off masks outdoors." Chairman Ahn said, "We will make a decision around late May on whether to make it mandatory to take off the mask outdoors but wear an indoor mask when entering the building." He said, "The mandatory indoor masks will continue for the time being.

 

If raking off a mask indoors, it will be evidence that our daily life will almost completely recover, he said.