COVID-19 Update:
- 248 new cases reported in Poland
- 6 new cases in Lublin Region
- 10 759 people infected in total
- 463 deaths in total
Useful information:
Detailed recommendations on wearing protective masks
The obligation to cover mouth and nose in Poland is valid until further notice. It applies to situation like:
- using a public transport (buses, trams, subway, etc.),
- travelling by car - with strangers travelling together, i.e. those who do not live together (e.g. colleagues, neighbours, etc.),
- roads and squares (including people riding e.g. bicycles or scooters)
- in workplaces (applies to people who have contact with the outsiders - customers, clients, citizens, etc.),
- in public buildings (e.g. in offices, schools, clinics and hospitals, at the post office, in banks and restaurants)
- in stores and marketplaces,
- at service points,
- in staircases, elevators, laundries and other common areas used by block residents.
NOTE! Police officers, border guards, bank clerks or shop assistants can ask us to uncover faces for identification. We have a duty to do so at their request.
NOTE! Store and service points employees can cover their faces with a visor cap if all cash registers, sales outlets, windows etc. are separated from customers by an additional protective cover.
Who is not obliged to cover mouth and nose?
- children up to 4 years old,
- people with breathing issues (it's not required to present a medical certificate),
- persons who cannot put on or take off the face cover because of their health problems (it's not required to present a medical certificate),
- people travelling by car - if the passengers live together,
- public transport drivers and private carriers - providing that they are separated from passengers by an additional protective cover,
- clergy during religious ceremonies,
- farmers performing farm work,
- soldiers of the Armed Forces of the Republic of Poland and allied forces, as well as officers of the Military Counterintelligence Service and Military Intelligence Service, performing official tasks.
First online defence of diploma dissertation in Lublin
An extraordinary situation requires special measures. On April 21, 2020, students of the University College of Enterprise and Administration in Lublin (WSPA) in the field of Computer Science defended online engineering work in front of their computer monitors. Five students passed the exam, all received the title of an engineer.
How does online defence look like?
The diploma exam took place via the MS Teams tool. The members of the examination board joined the examined students in a videoconference system at a scheduled time. Students discussed their diploma theses, having the opportunity to present them on a shared screen. They also answered the committee's questions in accordance with established procedures.
In a similar way, the Catholic University of Lublin organised a doctorate defence on Saturday, April 18, 2020. It was the first online defence of doctoral dissertation in the history of KUL.
Other universities are also preparing to defend their titles in a remote form. From Wednesday, April 22, 2020 they have the green light from the ministry to carry it out. Lublin universities are in the process of developing procedures, but technically nothing prevents future engineers, bachelor or masters from defending themselves online.
