The government claims that because of the 'irresponsibility of the Polish people', we are in danger of another epidemic and a very large increase in infections. For this reason, most of us expect that the government may reinstate some of the restrictions that have been loosened since 12 February for a trial period of two weeks. However, there may be something else -
a ban on wearing certain masks.
In the first half of next week, the government is expected to announce what is next in terms of the existing restrictions. Already now, however, government representatives are repeating like a mantra the words about the irresponsible behaviour of Poles - it is, among others, crowds in Zakopane that would contribute to a jump in the number of infections. At the same time they fail to see that they themselves have created the conditions which favour such behaviour. Unofficially, there are already first reports about future government decisions - the closure of ski slopes, among others, is to be considered. It is likely that the rest of the restrictions will remain unchanged, although it is also possible to reduce the limits of available guests in hotels or people in the audience in cinemas or theatres.
It turns out, however, that this is not all - the government, after almost a year of the epidemic in Poland,
has reportedly decided to regulate more precisely the obligation to cover the nose and mouth. Or at least that is what the Prime Minister's advisor, Professor Horban, claims.
A ban on wearing certain masks and an end to covering the mouth and nose with a scarf?
In the programme "One on one" on TVN24, Professor Horban, advisor to the Prime Minister, informed that
the government is preparing a new regulation concerning the wearing of masks. The government might even indicate specifically which masks are allowed. The regulation is also to ban covering the nose and mouth with "anything" - i.e. a scarf or a shawl. This solution is commonly used by many Poles. As Prof. Horban stated, "we should forget about these pseudo-protectors, they are a nuisance. The point is to use decent masks".
The regulation would appear relatively soon, perhaps even today. The problem is, however, that the words of the Prime Minister's advisor have not yet been confirmed by the Minister of Health or the Ministry of Health spokesperson. The question is whether the government has actually finished working on such a regulation (or whether it is still working on it), or maybe it was just an idea which no one in power has actually started to implement. In this case, we must therefore wait for the official position of the Ministry of Health.
At the same time, if the government really decided to introduce such regulations,
Poland would not be an exception in this respect - similar rules have been introduced by other European countries, in which the wearing of cotton masks is also prohibited. Only surgical masks or masks with appropriate filters are allowed.
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