Poland, drowning in COVID-19, tries to shut down: but will overworked people listen to the fallen government?

Not only schools, but also kindergartens have been closed in Poland since Saturday, fewer people are admitted to shops and churches. On the same weekend, the occupancy rate for hospital beds and lung ventilators for COVID-19 patients exceeded 75 percent.

“Poland is going through one of the most difficult times of this pandemic. We are one step away from a situation where we will no longer be able to help all patients adequately,” Prime Minister Mateusz Morawieckis warned, amid fears that the restrictions they should be even more strict.

There are no longer big stores, hairdressers, beauty salons, bank branches, of course, restaurants, cafes and bars that can only prepare takeout. At that time, there are record numbers of infections almost daily.