From Saturday (TODAY!), Krakow and all counties across Poland will be in the yellow zone. This means that the order to cover the mouth and nose will apply to the entire public space.
“From Saturday, the yellow zone will be extended to the entire country. We are obligated to cover our mouth and nose in public spaces, buses, and trams. Already today, we would have about 100 poviats in the yellow zone, i.e. a third of the country, hence such a decision” – Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki announced at a joint conference with the Minister of Health.
From today, throughout the country, the maximum number of guests at special events is 75 people, and in restaurants – 1 person per 4 sqm. The participation of viewers in cultural events cannot exceed 25%. available places.
The announcement was made Thursday – record increase by 30%
“Thursday (08.10.2020) we had a record increase in infections (4280 – ed.), by 30 % more than the day before. In the case of such dynamics, the doubling of infections will occur every 3 days, which is a very large number and we want it to be limited and flatten out. We want to apply a similar strategy to the one from a few months ago”, announced Prime Minister Morawiecki.
The number of occupied beds for patients with Covid-19 on Thursday was 4138. The total number of beds is 9.5 thousand. “We are conducting activities to increase the number of beds by another several thousand. However, we have free beds at the level of nearly 60 percent, so the situation for patients is safe, but we want to increase the number of available beds throughout the country” – added Mateusz Morawiecki.
“A few months have passed since the introduction of the first restrictions that helped in the fight against the first wave of the pandemic. Now we have the second wave, we have to face it categorically and use the experience so far. We cannot waste these experiences by treating health issues gently”, said the Prime Minister.
Małopolska breaks the records!
Małopolska is breaking the record in the daily number of new cases of coronavirus infections overnight. On Tuesday, October 6, the positive result for COVID-19 was confirmed in 273 people, on Wednesday, October 7, it was already 360 people, and on Thursday, October 8, the number exceeded half a thousand. This is another 552 people, including 28 children and 524 adults, most of which is in Krakow – 166 people.
Once a week, the Ministry of Health publishes the current list of poviats and cities that have been qualified to the yellow or red zones. Which of the poviats will go to a given zone is determined by the number of cases in the last 14 days per 10,000. residents.
Masks on!
According to the new rules introduced in both the yellow and red zones, the requirement to cover the mouth and nose will be in force from Saturday 10 October . People without a mask will have to document their choice with a medical certificate this time. From that day on, new restrictions will apply to gastronomic establishments that will close their activities in the red zone at 22.
The police announce a ” zero tolerance ” policy . If someone does not wear a mask when required to do so, they will need to provide a medical certificate stating that they cannot do so for health reasons. If there is no certificate, the police will be able to issue a ticket or take the case to court or instruct the person.
A ban on events
The Minister of Health also announced a ban on making premises available for events. The limits of people at weddings and other special events will also change.
“In the yellow zone we are reducing the number of participants in events from 100 to 75, and in the red zone it remains unchanged, so 50 participants” – informed Adam Niedzielski.
The plans of the Ministry of Health also include informing residents about the introduction of specific zones through the alert system of the Government Center for Security.
Article from Gazeta Krakowska in Polish language.
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