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The third stage of defrosting the economy and lifting restrictions related to COVID-19 pandemic have been begun on May 18. We encourage you to read the detailed guidelines that have been posted on the website of the Ministry of Development. Common knowledge of security rules helps to reduce the risk and makes it easier for everybody to move around in public space.

Since  May 17th

• children under age of 13 will be allowed to leave home unaccompanied
• more people can participate in religious ceremonies – during a mass or other rites, there must be 10 m2 per 1 participant. So far the limit was 1 person per 15 m2

Since May 18th

Opening of:

• Hairdressing salons
• Beauty salons
• Gastronomic establishments

New sanitary rules

The above facilities will function in the new sanitary regime, which requires:

• in beauty and hairdressing salons: wearing masks, glasses or visors, waiting rooms will be excluded from the use – customers will be accepted only with previously made appointment.

Customers cannot come to the appointment if: they have symptoms indicating an infectious disease, they are undergoing mandatory isolation or quarantine, live with a person who is a subject to mandatory isolation or quarantine, in preceding week they had contact with a person suspected of being infected, falling ill or sent for isolation.

• in gastronomic establishments: respecting the limit of people in the premises ( 1 person per 4 m2), 2 m distance between tables or table partitioning, wearing masks and gloves by chefs, service staff and restaurant guests (who are allowed to take off their masks if they already sitting at the tables).

We encourage you to review the detailed guidelines for specific industries before using services provided. They are posted here.

Indicated limits will be increased:

• the number of passengers in public transport: The transport management authority can choose between half of the seating positions or 30% of the total number of seating and standing places (in this case the half of the seating positions must remain free).
• at open sports facilities: on stadiums, pitches, jumps, tracks, skateparks – maximum of 14 people (+ 2 trainers) will be allowed to train simultaneously, open full-size football fields – maximum of 22 people (+ 4 trainers).

It will be possible to organize classes in closed facilities, in sport halls and halls. The limit of people is determined in relation to the surface of the object. In closed buildings, however, you will not be able to use the cloak room or the sanitary facility (except for the toilet).

Cultural activities are partly resumed, in a form of i.a.:

• outdoor cinemas (including car cinemas),
• resumption of work on film sets (including sanitary regulations)

Since May 25th

Some of the activities in education establishments will be resumed:

• classes in primary school- grades 1-3,
• consultations with teachers in schools, for high school graduates and students in 8th grade, mainly for subjects taken during exams. Consultations will take place individually or in small groups.
• classes for final year students that cannot be implemented remotely. This applies also to the education of doctoral students and classes organized for ex. in laboratories and in medical simulation centers.

You may  find more information, including about previously lifted restrictions here.