Polish schools returned to remote learning on Monday.
COVID-19
Chaos and queues as Poland’s new testing requirements for arrivals go into effect
All arrivals (including fully vaccinated people) from outside Schengen are required to show a negative test.
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Anger in Poland as celebrities and politicians get Covid vaccine before being eligible
Only medical staff are supposed to currently be eligible to get the jab.
Notes from Poland’s most-read stories of 2020
Our most popular article from each month of a memorable year.
Government admits it cannot introduce New Year’s Eve “curfew” but says restrictions remain in place
Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki appealed for people to stay at home.
Poland suspending flights from UK due to new coronavirus strain
The measure begins from midnight at the end of Monday.
Poland to introduce tougher lockdown, including quarantine for international arrivals
The government has announced a “national quarantine”, with hotels, shopping centres and ski slopes closed.
November deaths in Poland “highest in any month since WWII”
The figure was double the normal level and among the highest in Europe.
Poles urged to order Christmas dinner from local restaurants struggling amid lockdown
Local authorities, businesses and celebrities have launched appeals.
German local authorities provide Covid medical supplies to Poland
Other German authorities have also provided equipment to Polish cities and regions.
Sick leave due to mental health rises 50% in Poland amid pandemic
Prescriptions for anti-depressants have also increased.
Christmas gatherings in Poland limited to five guests from outside home
Church attendance is also restricted.
Poland to conduct mass coronavirus testing in three regions
Together they have over a quarter of the country’s population.
Half of Poles would not take coronavirus vaccine, finds poll
A number of polls have shown people in Poland to be less willing to vaccinate than those in other countries.
