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.