COVID-19 pandemic in Poland
In February and March 2020, during the COVID-19 pandemic that started in late 2019, health authorities in Poland began laboratory testing of suspected cases of infection by SARS-CoV-2, one of the seven known human coronaviruses, as well as home quarantining and monitoring.[4][5]
COVID-19 pandemic in Poland | |
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Disease | COVID-19 |
Location | Poland |
First outbreak | Wuhan, China |
Index case | Zielona Góra[1][2] |
Arrival date | 4 March 2020[1][2] (4 years and 6 months) |
Confirmed cases | 17 469 |
Suspected cases‡ | 2538[3] |
Recovered | 6696(External links) |
Deaths | 869 (U07.2 included from 1 April for hospitalised cases but quarantine COVID-19 U07.2 deaths excluded) |
‡Suspected cases have not been confirmed as being due to this strain by laboratory tests, although some other strains may have been ruled out. |
Cases
The first case of a laboratory confirmed SARS-CoV-2 infection in Poland was that of a man hospitalized in Zielona Góra, with confirmation announced officially on 4 March 2020.[1][2]
The local transmission phase of SARS-CoV-2 in Poland was declared to the World Health Organization on 10 March.[6][7]
The first death from coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) in Poland was that of a 56-year-old woman on 12 March.[8]
European help
Polish authorities did not take part in the 28 February 2020 European Union procedure for purchasing COVID-19 pandemic related medical equipment, in which 20 other member states participated. Poland applied on 6 March for the 17 March tender for the purchase of gloves, goggles, face shields, surgical masks and protective clothing.
Numbers
As of 12 May 2020[update], there were 16,921 laboratory confirmed SARS-CoV-2 cases,[9] 839 deaths,[9] and 6131 recoveries.[10]
Response
Lockdown-type control measures started on 10–12 March, closing schools and university classes and cancelling mass events,[11][12][13] and were strengthened on 25 March. It limited non-family gatherings to two people and religious gatherings to six and did not allow any non-essential travel.[14]
Deaths
Death counts initially only included deaths from lab-confirmed SARS-CoV-2 infection.[15][16] Starting on 1 April 2020, deaths that were clinically diagnosed as COVID-19[15] were also considered as COVID-19 deaths.[17] As of 28 March 2020[update], people in Poland who died in quarantine from suspected COVID-19 were not tested for SARS-CoV-2 in their autopsy.[18]
Testing and lockdown
As of 29 March 2020[update], there were 269,307 people under quarantine for suspected SARS-CoV-2 infection and 42,783 SARS-CoV-2 tests had been made since the beginning of testing.[19] The lockdown restrictions were tightened starting on 31 March–1 April, making individuals walking in streets to be separated by two metres, closing parks, boulevards, beaches, hairdressers and beauty salons.[20]
COVID-19 Pandemic In Poland Media
Medical tents in front of a hospital in Włocławek for examining patients suspected of SARS-CoV-2 infection (March 2020).
Hand sanitiser distributor in an almost empty shopping centre in Tomaszów Mazowiecki, 3 March 2020
Temporary German–Polish border control at Lubieszyn (Western Pomerania) , 15 March 2020.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Poland Reports First Coronavirus Case - Health Minister". usnews.com. 4 March 2020. Archived from the original on 11 May 2020. Retrieved 4 March 2020.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 "Pierwszy przypadek koronawirusa w Polsce" [First case of coronavirus in Poland]. Ministry of Health (in polski). 2020-03-04. Archived from the original on 2020-03-04. Retrieved 2020-03-04.
- ↑ Hospitalised for suspected COVID-19.
- ↑ "Ministerstwo Zdrowia: W Polsce wciąż nie ma koronawirusa. Żadna z badanych próbek nie jest pozytywna" (in pl). Gazeta Wyborcza. 2020-02-29. https://wiadomosci.gazeta.pl/wiadomosci/7,114883,25742666,ministerstwo-zdrowia-w-polsce-wciaz-nie-ma-koronawirusa-zadna.html. Retrieved 2020-02-29.
- ↑ "47 osób z podejrzeniem koronawirusa w Polsce. Szumowski: Wirus pojawi się w najbliższych dniach" (in pl). Gazeta Wyborcza. 2020-02-27. https://wiadomosci.gazeta.pl/wiadomosci/7,114883,25738189,47-osob-z-podejrzeniem-koronawirusa-w-polsce-szumowski-wirus.html. Retrieved 2020-02-27.
- ↑ "Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) – Situation Report – 49" (PDF). WHO. 2020-03-09. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2020-03-10. Retrieved 2020-03-22.
- ↑ "Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) – Situation Report – 50" (PDF). WHO. 2020-03-10. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2020-03-22. Retrieved 2020-03-22.
- ↑ "Minister @SzumowskiLukasz w #MZ: Mamy pierwszy śmiertelny przypadek wywołany przez #koronawirus. Pacjentka w wieku 56 lat miała poważne problemy zdrowotne przed zakażeniem". Twitter. 12 March 2020. Archived from the original on 16 March 2020. Retrieved 14 May 2020.
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 [total confirmed 16921, total deaths 839) (12 May 2020). "(Tweet)". Twitter. Archived from the original on 12 May 2020. Retrieved 14 May 2020.
- ↑ (Tweet). 12 May 2020. https://twitter.com/MZ_GOV_PL/status/1260102408585256961. Retrieved 12 May 2020. "Dzienny raport o #koronawirus.".
- ↑ Palińska, Ewa (2020-03-10). "Premier odwołał wszystkie imprezy masowe w Polsce" [The prime minister cancelled all mass events in Poland]. trojmiasto.pl (in polski). Archived from the original on 2020-05-12. Retrieved 2020-03-21.
- ↑ Rudziński, Łukasz (2020-03-10). "Teatry zamknięte przynajmniej na 2 tygodnie". trojmiasto.pl (in polski). Archived from the original on 2020-03-21. Retrieved 2020-03-21.
- ↑ "Zawieszenie zajęć dydaktyczno-wychowawczych w przedszkolach, szkołach i placówkach oświatowych" [Suspension of educational classes in preschools, schools and educational institutions]. Government of Poland (in polski). 2020-03-11. Archived from the original on 2020-03-21. Retrieved 2020-03-21.
- ↑ "Nowe ograniczenia w przemieszczaniu się. 'Będą dotyczyć nas wszystkich'" [New constraints on movement. 'They'll affect us all']. TVN24 (in polski). 2020-03-24. Archived from the original on 2020-03-24. Retrieved 2020-03-24.
- ↑ 15.0 15.1 "ICD-10 Version:2019". World Health Organization. 2019. Archived from the original on 2020-03-31. Retrieved 2020-03-31.
U07.2 – COVID-19, virus not identified – COVID-19 NOS – Use this code when COVID-19 is diagnosed clinically or epidemiologically but laboratory testing is inconclusive or not available. Use additional code, if desired, to identify pneumonia or other manifestations
- ↑ "WAŻNE! Wytyczne dotyczące określania przyczyn zgonów związanych z epidemią koronawirusa wywołującego COVID-19" [IMPORTANT! Procedures for defining the cause of death in relation to the epidemic of the coronavirus causing COVID-19]. Narodowy Instytut Zdrowia Publicznego – Państwowy Zakład Higieny (in polski). 2020-03-26. Archived from the original on 2020-03-31. Retrieved 2020-03-31.
- ↑ Świsłowski, Kacper (2020-04-01). "Państwowy Zakład Higieny dodał nowy kod zgonów, rekomendowany przez WHO. Wyjaśniamy, o co chodzi z U07.1 i U07.2" (in pl). Gazeta Wyborcza. https://wiadomosci.gazeta.pl/wiadomosci/7,173952,25837641,panstwowy-zaklad-higieny-dodal-nowy-kod-zgonow-rekomendowany.html. Retrieved 2020-04-01.
- ↑ Jędrysik, Miłada (2020-03-28). "Umrzesz na kwarantannie, nie liczysz się do koronawirusa" (in pl). OKO.press. https://oko.press/umrzesz-na-kwarantannie-nie-liczysz-sie-do-koronawirusa/. Retrieved 2020-03-29.
- ↑ (Tweet). 29 March 2020. https://twitter.com/MZ_GOV_PL/status/1244317142721454082. Retrieved 5 April 2020. "Dzienny raport o #koronawirus.".
- ↑ "Rozporządzenie Rady Ministrów z dnia 31 marca 2020 r. w sprawie ustanowienia określonych ograniczeń, nakazów i zakazów w związku z wystąpieniem stanu epidemii" [Regulation by the Cabinet on 31 March 2020 on setting limits, orders and prohibitions in relation to the onset of an epidemic] (PDF). Sejm (in polski). 2020-03-31. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2020-04-02. Retrieved 2020-04-02.