HIGHLIGHTS :

• An epidemic state has been imposed.
  • To prevent the spread of coronavirus. The state of an epidemic gives us new prerogatives and imposes new responsibilities.
  • Increased fines from 5,000 to 30,000 have been introduced, as well as mechanisms to track whether a person is in a place
• A decision has been made to further suspend classes in nurseries, kindergartens, schools and educational institutions until Easter.
  • Most schools have moved to remote learning.
  • Payment of child care benefits to parents of children under age 8 will be extended for another 14 days.
• We call for intergenerational solidarity:
  • Let's take care of the elderly and disabled so that they are not left alone.

OTHER

The main focus of the government's efforts is prevention. So far, the following decisions have been made:

from Sunday, March 15 we temporarily reinstate border control for the period 10 days,

Poles returning to the country must complete a 14-day home quarantine,

banks and service establishments remain open,

shopping malls have been restricted, but grocery stores, drugstores, pharmacies and laundromats remain open in the malls,

a ban on public gatherings was introduced over 50 people,

restaurants, bars, and cafes will only be allowed to operate as take-out and delivery businesses.

Polish citizens who are currently staying can return to their country by land. Additionally, in cooperation with LOT Polish Airlines, we will conduct a special "LOT home" operation from selected locations around the world. We expect an increase in the number of illnesses in the coming days. Without these decisions, the outbreak could get out of control. We cannot allow this to happen.

CORONAVIRUS - BACKGROUND

What is coronavirus?

• New SARS-Cov-2 coronavirus causes a disease called COVID-19.
• Disease usually presents with fever, cough, shortness of breath, muscle aches, fatigue.
• The virus is transmitted by droplet infection.
• Most The most vulnerable to developing severe disease and death are the elderly,
  immunocompromised with Other diseases, particularly chronic diseases.

How protect yourself from coronavirus?

• Frequent Wash hands with soap and water.
• When Covering the mouth and nose when coughing or sneezing. Keeping at least Keeping a distance of at least one meter from people who are coughing or sneezing.

Important Decisions:

• Organized A network of single-name, infectious disease hospitals was organized. In each voivodship province at least 1. The hospitals have the ability to hospitalization for coronavirus and other conditions:
  • more hospitals are being added to the infectious disease hospital network to ensure that all patients who will need to be hospitalization, will have a place to be treated.
  • at personal protective equipment is provided on an ongoing basis to each of of these hospitals.
• W sense of responsibility for the health of Poles, a decision was made
  On the cancellation of all mass events:
  • to event organizers will be provided with accurate information.
• Addressed Employers were urged to maximize the implementation of remote working remote working as much as possible.
• From 12 March until Easter nurseries, kindergartens, schools and educational institutions - both public and private - will not provide classes. both public and private, will not provide educational and upbringing classes.
  • Teachers Are encouraged to take advantage of distance learning.
  • Students time without traditional classroom instruction should use the time without traditional classes to revise material or prepare for exams.
• On e-podrecznikniki.pl contains a large amount of material to use.
  In the next few days there will be a proposed timetable, which will show teachers what materials they can use.
• From 12 March have been college classes were suspended.
• It was decided to suspendfrom March 12 activities of cultural institutions: theaters, philharmonics, museums, cinemas, operas, libraries, as well as schools and artistic universities. ACTIVITIES IN POLAND
• Coronavirus spreads rapidly; its nature is unknown. Vaccine is not yet available.

Controls borders

• Since Sunday, March 15, the borders of our country are closed to foreigners for 10 days. All Polish citizens who are outside the borders can return to the country.
• With the safety of Poles in mind, a decision was made to restore temporary control at the borders:
• Polish citizens after crossing the border will be examined and directed to a 14-day home quarantine. These individuals will be cared for by sanitary services.
• We will maintain charters for Poles to return to their homeland. We have committed Polish Airlines to full readiness and cooperation with the services.
• The Polish border with Germany, Lithuania, the Czech Republic and Slovakia will be crossed only in designated places.
• Inspections will be conducted at seaports and airports.
• Both on the internal and external border (border crossings with Belarus, Russia and Ukraine) restrictions will be introduced for foreigners on the direction of entry into Poland.
• Mandatory quarantine does not apply:
  • people from border areas who live in Poland but work every day in a neighbouring country and who cross the border regularly,
  • foreigners who live in a neighbouring country but work in Poland and cross the border regularly,
  • professional freight and passenger transportation drivers performing their duties.
• In the current situation, we cannot allow the borders to remain open to foreigners. We are aware that the virus has come to us from abroad.
• Prohibition does not apply:
  • spouses of Polish citizens,
  • children of Polish citizens,
  • persons holding a Polish Charter,
  • persons who have the right of permanent or temporary residence in the Republic of Poland or a work permit,
  • diplomats,
  • aliens who operate a means of transportation used to transport goods.
• The borders remain open for the movement of goods.
• International passenger air services and international rail services were suspended:
• Intrastate air, rail and truck traffic remains unchanged.
• You will be able to leave Poland by wheel transport at border crossings. Restrictions on entry into the country.
• People who work abroad and commute daily are excluded from the border closure. This applies both to Poles working abroad and foreigners working in Poland and commuting daily.
• We are taking similar actions as countries in our region: Slovakia, Czech Republic, but also the USA or Israel.
• For all Polish citizens, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs has set up a hotline for border crossings at: +48 22 523 8880.
• Diplomatic posts are working on an emergency basis. Consular offices are available to our citizens abroad 24 hours a day.

TRANSPORTATION AND AIR TRAFFIC

• Introduced restrictions create very difficult situations, especially for people who are outside the borders.
• For all citizens of the Republic of Poland, who, due to distance, are not able to cross the Polish border by road, we create 3 possibility of returning to Poland by air.
• Implementation The charter flights planned so far
• Despite Despite the suspension of international flights, all All charter planes with Polish citizens, which had had previously scheduled flights. Together with them they will be able to land in the territory of our country will also be able to land with them foreigners, that is:
  • spouses Polish citizens,
  • children Polish citizens,
  • persons holders of the Card of the Pole,
  • persons having the right of permanent or temporary residence in the territory of the Republic of Poland or work permit.
• Flights Charter flights that have already been pre-booked, will be held will go off without a hitch.

Special LOT Charters - Operation "LOT Home"

• Polish LOT Polish Airlines will organize special charter flights to various regions of the world to take our citizens home.
• All Poles who will want to return to Poland, as well as eligible foreigners who have permanent ties with Poland Poland will be able to purchase their flight tickets via LOT's online platform.
• Scheduled additional flights will take place including:
  • z United Kingdom,
  • z Ireland,
  • z Cyprus,
  • z Malta,
  • from United States of America.

Flights as required

• Persons Those located in places to which LOT does not organize special special flights, will be able to submit a request for creation of such a flight.
• Analyzed The number of people in need from a given country will be analyzed on an ongoing basis, as well as possibilities to organize a flight.
• It will be possible to submit a request via a specially prepared LOT purchasing platform "Lot do dodom".

Flat rate prices

• For return to Poland on special flights organized by LOT Polish Airlines travelers will pay a flat, uniform rate. Its The amount depends on the direction from which direction of the flight. The remaining funds will be paid by the Polish government.
• Travel within the country for non-quarantined persons who are healthy, is unhindered: rail, air, and truck traffic remains unchanged.

Transport passengers to their place of residence

• The biggest national carriers: PKP Intercity railroads and Polonus buses join the LOT Home campaign. Polonus, join the LOT Home campaign. This is to enable passengers who land at Warsaw Chopin Airport safe travel to selected cities throughout the Poland.  

PKP

• PKP Intercity launches 4 special trains from Chopin airport in Warsaw for those arriving to Poland by charter planes organized by LOT Polish Airlines.
• Trains will depart in 4 directions: to Przemyśl, Bielsko-Biała, Wrocław and Kołobrzeg. The trains will stop at designated intermediate stations intermediate stations, which will make it easier for passengers to get to their homes.

Polonus

• From 20.03.2020 r. Polonus buses help passengers who landed at Chopin Airport in reaching their homes. Involved dozens of white and red, comfortable Polonus coaches.

• All travelers who will need additional transportation to their place of residence outside Warsaw, will be transported free of charge to to selected cities on board Polonus coaches.
• To In order to take advantage of the additional transport options arrival go to a specially marked area with the listed cities. Coordinators will direct passengers to specific coaches.

Flights domestic

• By decision of Prime Minister M. Morawiecki on 16.03, intrastate flights were suspended. STORES, GASTRONOMY
• From 14 March until further notice there will be limited activity in shopping malls shopping malls in which will remain All grocery stores will remain open, pharmacies, drugstores and laundries.
• After 14 days, the Ministry of Health will analyze the possibility of repealing the regulation in if the situation improves.
• Posted decision was made to temporarily suspension of operations of other stores
  in the galleries, so as not to generate additional traffic at these locations.
• W malls stores will be closed:
  • products textiles, clothing,
  • footwear and leather products,
  • furniture and lighting equipment,
  • equipment radio and television equipment and household appliances,
  • articles stationery and bookstore items;
  • and all entertainment and catering establishments. catering.
• Outside of Shopping malls, the restriction does not apply:
  • all stores, banks, and services - no matter what or where they are - will remain open.
• Everyone of us will have the opportunity to shop.
• Limited activity has been limited
• catering and outlets
  o of an entertaining nature:
  • restaurants, bars, cafes will be able to provide their services only
    w "take-out" or "delivery" form.
  • points catering facilities will be closed until the sanitary sanitary situation is secured, when the decree of the min. health. CONGREGATIONS PUBLIC
• Adopted Additional security measures were adopted, consisting of restricting collective assemblies to 50 people from March 14 until further notice:
  • limitation does not apply to workplaces (unless their exclusion results from other ordinances).
  • w however, special sanitary measures must be maintained sanitary measures
• After 14 days, the Ministry of Health will analyze the possibility of repealing the regulation in if the situation improves.
• Restriction is universal in nature.
  • Concerning. All places where people could gather
    i unnecessarily endanger yourself and others, e.g. at public or religious events, demonstrations public or religious ceremonies, demonstrations or marches.
  • Not Applies to workplaces - unless the exclusion of their activities results from other ordinances.
• W Special sanitary measures must be maintained in such establishments. Our main goal is prevention. DIAGNOSTICS AND HOSPITALIZATION
• Poland is prepared for crisis management and emergency situations. We have the right equipment and professional healthcare professionals.
• From several weeks 79 Infectious disease wards are operating on high alert.
• 19 hospitals in Poland have been converted to infectious disease hospitals.
  • Increases The number of beds in the infectious disease wards is increased in case of an increase of coronavirus infections.
  • W Each province has a special unit hospital dedicated only to people with coronavirus, should these cases were many more.
• W State budget funds are set aside for all remediation and treatment of coronavirus.

Tests for coronavirus:

• Government On an ongoing basis, serves all of the needs for testing individuals potentially ill.
• 21 laboratories is ready to test samples. They operate They operate, among others, in: Gdańsk, Gorzów Wlkp., Katowice, Kielce, Olsztyn, Poznań, Rzeszów, Wrocław, 2 in Łódź, Lublin, Szczecin, Cracow, Bydgoszcz, Białystok and 4 in Warsaw.
• No person who is hospitalized and referred by a physician for testing does not pays for them.
• Every patient who comes to the hospital with suspected symptoms of coronavirus is provided with free testing.
• W In Poland, there is no testing for coronavirus without medical medical indications.
• All provinces confirmed the preparedness of infectious outbreaks of infections.