Matura exams and exams for eighth-graders (egzamin ósmoklasisty)
Matura exams and exams for eighth-graders (egzamin ósmoklasisty) are postponed. At the earliest they will take place in June.
Mandatory masks
From Thursday, April 16, 2020, we are introducing the obligation to cover the mouth and nose. Everyone in a public place will have to wear a mask, scarf or handkerchief that covers both the mouth and nose.
Continuation of existing restrictions
Until Sunday, April 19, 2020, still binding:
- restrictions on movement
- ban on going out for people under 18 unaccompanied by an adult
- restrictions on religious events – maximum 5 people allowed in a church, also during Easter
- restrictions on operating of shopping malls and large-format building supplies shops
- restrictions on using public transport and vehicles with more than nine seats
- suspension of the activity of hair salons, beauty salons, tattoo studios etc.
- prohibition of using parks, forests, beaches, boulevards, promenades and city bike system
- restaurants are closed
- limitations related to number of people in shops, at marketplaces and post offices
- restrictions on cultural institutions activities (cinemas, theatres etc.)
Until Sunday, April 26, 2020, still binding:
- schools and universities are closed
- kindergartens and nurseries are closed
- suspension of passenger air traffic
- suspension of international railway traffic
- attendance allowance for parents will be extended
Until Sunday, May 3, 2020, still binding:
- closed borders (the right to cross the Polish border still have, inter alia, Polish citizens; foreigners who are spouses or children of Polish citizens; those who have the right of permanent or temporary residence in Poland, or a work permit – full list of exemptions is available here)
- obligatory quarantine for people crossing the Polish border
Still binding until further notice:
- restrictions on organisation of mass events and assembliesa