Polish government presents its May plan to ease restrictions
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Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki, together with the Minister of Health, Adam Niedzielski, presented a plan to ease the anti-epidemic restrictions set for the entire month of May. On May 1, outdoor sports facilities will be opened, but with a limit of up to 50 people. On the other hand, indoor facilities (e.g. swimming pools) will be able to be open to organized groups, e.g. school students, although only 50 percent occupancy.
On May 4, grades 1-3 will return to full classroom education. Museums and art galleries will also be able to resume their activities, but one person will be able to enter each 15 sqm of the area of this facility. The same requirement will apply to DIY stores, furniture stores, and shopping malls that will be re-opened on that day. Also in churches and other places of religious worship, one person per 15 sqm will be allowed. The government also calls for open-air masses and other celebrations.
On May 8, hotels will be able to resume operations, but without wellness & spa zones and service in restaurant rooms or hotel bars. The hotel occupancy rate will not exceed 50 percent.
In turn, on May 15, if the rate of new infections is lower than 15 per 100,000 residents, it is possible to waive the obligation to wear mouth and nose masks outside. However, the obligation to maintain social distance and wearing masks indoors will remain. On the same day, restaurant and cafe gardens will be opened, but subject to the sanitary regime. There will also be open-air cinemas and theaters, but only with 50 percent occupancy of seats.
Outside, it will also be possible to organize special family events, such as weddings and communions, but only with a maximum of 25 people. Outdoor sports facilities will be allowed to admit fans, but only in a number corresponding to 25 percent of places.
Schools will also be opened more widely – classes 4-8 primary schools and 1-4 secondary schools will start learning in the hybrid system.
