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Warsaw Mayor’s Press Secretary Karolina Galecka said the savings from the cancellation of the New Year in the Polish capital are expected to be redirected to “something more important.”
Authorities in Warsaw (Poland) have decided to cancel this year’s New Year celebrations due to the COVID-19 coronavirus infection pandemic. This was announced on October 19 by the press secretary of the Warsaw mayor’s office, Karolina Galecka, reports Onet.
“Due to the current epidemic situation, the city’s New Year celebration will not take place this year,” Galetskaya said.
According to her, the celebrations will be canceled because “the health of the citizens is more important.”
The mayor’s office pointed out that the savings from the cancellation of the holiday could be redirected to “something more important.”
In 2019, a festive concert with the participation of Polish and world stars was held in Warsaw at Bank Square on New Year’s Eve.
An outbreak of coronavirus infection began in late 2019 in China. March 11, 2020 World Health Organization declared the spread of the coronavirus a pandemic.
According to the American Johns Hopkins University, as of October 19, throughout the pandemic, 40.2 million people worldwide were confirmed to have the COVID-19 coronavirus infection. Of these, 27.5 million have already recovered and more than 1.16 million patients have died.
In Poland, more than 183,2 thousand people have been infected with the coronavirus. More than 93 thousand people recovered from COVID-19 and 3.6 thousand people died.
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