COVID19 - safety rules extension until March 14

In Poland, we have recently recorded an increase in COVID-19 infections. We have exceeded the barrier of 10,000 new cases daily.

The safety rules are extended until March 14th.

The use of visors and scarves is prohibited from February 27 - the best protection is the mask

The most important decisions regarding a pandemic are made together with public health specialists, professors, virologists and epidemiologists. The Medical Council has prepared recommendations on how to cover the mouth and nose best to protect us against infection.

According to the recommendations, it is forbidden to wear visors, scarves, headscarves, etc. They do not meet the safety criteria and do not protect us against infection as effectively as masks.

Quarantine on arrival from the Czech Republic and Slovakia from February 27 - exception for vaccinated and negative test persons

The epidemic situation in our neighborhood is worrying, therefore all people returning from the Czech Republic and Slovakia will be sent to quarantine. This also applies to people who cross the border by car. The exceptions are those vaccinated with two doses of the COVID-19 vaccine or those who tested negative. The test must be performed before the limit is exceeded. It is valid for 48 hours from the moment of receiving the result.

Rules in force until March 14

• Covering the mouth and nose with a mask only - from February 27

From March 1 to March 14:

• Hotels - available to everyone while maintaining the sanitary regime (50% of available rooms, meals only served in rooms, at guests' request. Hotel restaurants - closed).
• Cinemas, theaters, operas and concert halls reopened - a maximum of 50% of the seats may be occupied during cultural events. Masks are obligatory. Prohibition of consumption.
• Open pools. The water parks will still be closed.
• Open slopes.
• Open outdoor fields, courts, etc. - amateur outdoor sport resumed.
• Gyms still closed.
• Restaurants - as before - will be able to provide take-out and delivery meals.

The exception is the Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, where due to the difficult epidemic situation, safety rules are tightened from February 27. Students of grades 1-3 will return to distance learning, the following will be closed:

• hotels,
• shopping malls - with the exception of grocery stores, pharmacies and drugstores
• cinemas, theaters, museums, art galleries
• swimming pools and tennis courts.

Stay safe - follow the DDMA + A principle

Effective fight against the coronavirus is primarily compliance with the basic safety rules - DDMA + A, that is:

• Distance
• Disinfection
• Mask
• application STOP COVID - ProteGO Safe 
• Airing

Maintaining social distance, min. 1.5 m, frequent hand washing and disinfection as well as covering the mouth and nose are the basic activities that reduce the risk of coronavirus infection. It is also worth ventilating the rooms in which we stay, especially in workplaces or educational institutions.

The STOP COVID application - ProteGO Safe also supports the fight against the threat. It is completely safe, free and voluntary. The more people use it, the faster and more effectively we will reduce the pace and extent of the spread of the coronavirus.

Source: www.gov.pl