Warsaw in Red Zone from Saturday – What does it mean?
Yesterday, October 14th, 2020, was the worst day in Poland since the beginning of the COVID-19 outbreak. In 24h, 116 people died and 6526 (last record) were tested positive. Today, October 15th, 2020, the situation was not better 96 people died and 8099 people were tested positive, the largest number since the beginning of the pandemic and since 2 weeks the number of new cases and deaths is constantly increasing. This evening, the Prime Minister ask the people to work at home and stay at home as much as possible.
The strategy of the government is to protect the senior (+60 years old), an adequate availability of treatment for COVID-19 patients (Adequate access to treatment infrastructure – personnel, hospital beds and equipment must be ensured) and tools to fight the COVID-19 (Reduce our daily activities, both economic and private).
Wearing a mask is mandatory inside and outside in public spaces (a PLN 500 fine is applied for any non-respect).
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Sports events will take place without the participation of the public. The activities of swimming pools, aquaparks and gyms are suspended.
The Prime Minister
From Saturday, October 17, the list of counties that will enter the red zone is expanding. A total of 152 poviats qualified for it, including 11 voivodeship cities.
Poviats in Red Zones from Saturday, October 17th.
Dolnośląskie Voivodeship: Głogów, Kamienna Góra, Legnica, Lubin, Milicki and Polkowice poviats;
Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship: the counties of Aleksandrów, Bydgoszcz, Grudziądz, Inowrocław, Mogileński, Nakło, Radziejowski, Toruń, Tuchola, Włocławek, Żniński, Bydgoszcz, Grudziądz, Toruń and Włocławek;
Lubelskie Voivodeship: poviats of Janów, Lubelski, Łęczyński, Łuków, Puławy, Rycki, Świdnicki, Włodawski, Chełm, Lublin and Zamość;
Lubuskie Voivodeship: Gorzowski, Krosno, Międzyrzecz and Żarski Poviats;
Łódzkie voivodship: Bełchatów, Łowicz, Łódzki eastern, Pabianicki, Pajęczański, Piotrkowski, Radomszczański, Wieluński, Brzeziński, Łódź, Piotrków Trybunalski and Skierniewice poviats;
Lesser Poland Voivodeship: Bochnia, Chrzanów, Gorlicki, Krakow, Limanowski, Miechowski, Myslenicki, Nowosądecki, Nowy Targ, Olkusz, Oświęcim, Suski, Tatra, Wadowicki, Wieliczka, Krakow, Nowy Sącz and Tarnów poviats;
Mazowieckie voivodship: Garwolin, Legionowo, Maków, Otwock, Przasnyski, Radom, Szydłowiec, Siedlce and Warsaw poviats;
Opolskie Voivodeship: Głubczyce, Kędzierzyńsko-Kozielski, Krapkowicki, Namysłowski, Nyski, Oleski, Prudnik and Strzelecki poviats;
Podkarpackie voivodship: the districts of Brzozowski, Dębicki, Jarosław, Kolbuszowski, Leżajski, Łańcut, Mielecki, Przemyśl, Przeworsk, Ropczycko-Sędziszowski, Rzeszów, Sanok, Strzyżów, Leski, Przemyśl and Rzeszów;
Podlaskie Voivodeship: Białystok, Bielsko, Hajnowski, Sokolski, Wysokie Mazowieckie, Zambrowski, Białystok and Suwałki poviats
Pomeranian Voivodeship: Chojnice, Gdańsk, Kartuzy, Kościerzyna, Kwidzyn, Lęborski, Puck, Słupsk, Starogard, Tczew, Wejherowo, Gdańsk, Gdynia, Słupsk and Sopot poviats;
Śląskie voivodship: powiats: Cieszyn, Częstochowa, Kłobuck, Żywiec, Częstochowa and Ruda Śląska ;
Świętokrzyskie voivodship: Busko, Jędrzejowski, Kielce, Pińczów, Skarżysko, Włoszczowski and Kielce poviats;
Warmińsko-Mazurskie voivodship: Działdowo, Iława, Nowomiejski and Olsztyn poviats;
Wielkopolskie voivodship: poviats of Gostyń, Jarocin, Krotoszyn, Międzychód, Ostrów, Poznań, Rawicki, Słupca, Wolsztyn oasis of Poznań;
West Pomeranian Voivodeship : Sławno, Szczecin and Koszalin poviats.
Beautiful Warszawa 