Covid-19 – new safety rules

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Dear Students,
Please read the new restrictions that the Government announced yesterday. Remember that there are high fees imposed on people who break these rules.New safety rules – from 15th December:

  • No flights to and from these countries: Botswana, Eswatini, Lesotho, Mozambique, Namibia, South Africa, Zimbabwe
  • Compulsory tests and quarantine upon arrival in Poland is extended to 14 days for people travelling from outside the Schengen zone/outside EU and outside of Turkey. We advise you to check carefully each time before you plan to travel if students coming to Poland are obliged to go on quarantine or not. (The law regarding quarantine might change at a very short notice)
  • Possibility of being released from the quarantine before 14 days only after getting a negative PCR test result but no sooner than after 8 days.
  • Those who are vaccinated with vaccines authorised by the EU and possess a digital COVID passport or any document in Polish or English language which confirms that their last vaccination took place more than 14 days before they enter Poland, are not obliged to go on quarantine.
  • Compulsory COVID19 tests for all co-residents (flatmates, housemates – people who share accommodation) who were in contact with a person who tested positive. Those having a European COVID certificate/passport also need to be tested.
  • All public places where the limit was 50% are not to be filled with more than 30 % of people. These are: bars, restaurants and catering places, hotels, cinemas, theatres, places of culture, churches, concerts, swimming pools, aquaparks. People who have been vaccinated with the EU approved vaccines DO NOT count to the limits. PLEASE NOTE that you must show your COVID passport to the person in charge of a venue. Once the number of people allowed inside is reached, they can ask you about it to verify if they can let you in.
  • There will be no food & drink consumption allowed in cinemas
  • All discos, night clubs and other dance venues will be shut except the New Year’s Eve where 100 people are allowed to be at the venue. People who have been vaccinated with the EU approved vaccines DO NOT count to the limits. PLEASE NOTE that you must show your COVID passport to the person in charge of a venue. Once the number of people allowed inside is reached, they can ask you about it to verify if they can let you in.
  • There is also a limit change when it comes to public gatherings and ceremonies ie. weddings, funerals, birthday parties and other festivities. The number of participants has been lowered from 150 to 100.
  • At the sport events organised outside the sport venues the limit is 250 instead of 500 people.
  • The limit of people at the shopping centres, gyms, fitness centres, museums, conferences, fares is now 1 pers./15m2. PLEASE NOTE that you must show your COVID passport to the person in charge of a venue. Once the number of people allowed inside is reached, they can ask you about it to verify if they can let you in.
  • New limit on the public transport (buses, trams and trains) will be 75