The deal drew controversy amid reports it was arranged through a ski instructor who was a family friend of the health minister.
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Poland to lift all Covid restrictions apart from masking and quarantine
Limits on numbers in shops, restaurants and nightclubs will no longer apply from 1 March.
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“For the time being we do not see the need to introduce additional restrictions,” said a health ministry spokesman.
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“We are moving from reprimands to a policy of giving fines,” says the health minister.
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Adam Niedzielski also warned that tougher restrictions are now impossible due to “a lack of social discipline”.
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People crossing the border from Czechia and Slovakia will need to quarantine.
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In some areas, bars and restaurants will have to close at 10 pm and masks be worn outside.
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Research found that, despite masks being obligatory, up to one third of the public did not wear them.
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Police will check whether rules are being followed in shops and at weddings, while tougher fines may be introduced.
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Łukasz Szumowski reminded the public that face-covering rules are still in place.
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The health ministry purchased over 100,000 masks for 5 million zloty that failed to meet standards.
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Scheduled elections in May are also still set to go ahead.
