Poles flee from Great Britain

Many Poles from Great Britain get scared of the coronavirus and come back home, the headline of the Saturday article in The New York Times daily wrote.

According to the newspaper, Poles living in the United Kingdom believe that the slow response of the British government to the epidemic and the ‘crackling’ health service look bad compared to the Polish health care system and the “aggressive” government action.

“Acetaminophen is the answer to everything – this is my impression of British healthcare,” one of NYT's Polish interlocutors said.

In addition – last but not least – the epidemic has caused many Poles in the Islands to lose their jobs.

According to the data of the Polish embassy in London, during the first five days of the operation ‘LOT home’, as many as 12,000 Poles left Great Britain. It's 1.5 percent out of approx. 800,000 Polish residents.

(300sekund)