Adam Niedzielski, Polish Minister of Health announced Poland would lift the requirements to wear masks in confined spaces starting March, 28.
The one exception is healthcare facilities where the masks still be required. Minister of Health also recommended that people continued to wear masks in crowded places. The other decision is to eliminate home isolation and home quarantine for people who live with infected people. Quarantine for people entering Poland will also be revoked. Niedzielski noted that people who test positive for Covid would still be expected to isolate. This will be done through the normal process of sick leave given by a doctor, and will no longer be managed by the sanitary services and enforced by the authorities.
Thus, Covid tests will be carried out only on doctor’s orders, with doctor then deciding on sick leave in the case of a positive result from 1 April.
