• There is the obligation to cover the nose and mouth with a mask inside the buildings (e.g. in the stairwell, on the bus, in the shop, at the market, at the post office, in the cinema, in the clinic, at the bank). You need to wear a mask (scarves, headscarves, bandanas, helmets cannot be used). The type of mask is not specified in the regulations.
• There is no obligation to wear masks in the open air (e.g. on the street, in a park, on boulevards, on the beach).
• You do not need a mask when driving a private car.
• Children do not have to wear masks until they are 5 years old.

• Restaurants – up to 75 percent of the capacity.
• Hotels – up to 75 percent of the capacity.
• Museums and galleries (limit of 1 person per 10 m²).
• Libraries (limit of 1 person per 10 m²).
• Cinemas, theaters, opera and philharmonic houses – up to 75 percent of the capacity.
• Amusement parks – up to 75 percent of the capacity.
• Discos, night clubs – maximum 150 people.
• Fairs, conferences, exhibitions (limit of 1 person per 10 m²).
• Shops, post offices, shopping centers (limit of 1 person per 10 m²).
• Beauty salons, hairdressers, beauticians.
• Gyms, fitness clubs, swimming pools, water parks (limit of 1 person per 10 m²).
• Churches – up to 75 percent of the capacity.
• The audience at sports facilities – up to 50 percent of the capacity.
• The limits do not apply to people fully vaccinated against COVID-19.

• 100 % of capacity. 
• Passengers should wear masks that cover their mouth and nose.

• Outdoor or indoor events and meetings – maximum 150 people.
• The limits do not apply to people fully vaccinated against COVID-19.

• Travelers arriving in Poland by plane must fill in a traveler location card (Karta Lokalizacji Podróżnego) with their expected address in Poland. The location cards can be filled in online (https://aplikacje.gov.pl/app/klp/#/home) before the trip. If you don’t the airline crews will distribute paper cards to fill in. 

• People vaccinated against COVID-19 are exempt from the quarantine obligation (people who have received a full course of vaccination with a vaccine registered in the European Union: Pfizer, Moderna, Astra-Zeneca, Johnson & Johnson). Full vaccination is considered 14 days after the vaccination process is completed.
• People who have been infected with SARS-CoV-2 virus no later than 6 months before the date of crossing the border are released from quarantine. They must present a confirmation document, issued in Polish or in English, e.g. an EU digital COVID certificate.
• Travelers are quarantined, unless they present a negative test for COVID-19. The test will have to be performed no later than 48 hours before crossing the border (counting from the moment of obtaining the test result). Test type: PCR or antigenic (in Polish or English). 
• Travelers who did not show a negative test and were quarantined in Poland, will be able to take a test within 48 hours of crossing the border, the negative result of which will release them from quarantine. Test type: PCR or antigenic.
• Children under 12 years of age are exempted from testing and quarantine requirements when travelling in the care of adults who have presented a negative result to a SARS-CoV-2 diagnostic test performed on these adults prior to crossing the border, or in the care of adults who have been vaccinated against COVID-19.
• Negative results of anti-SARS-CoV-2 antibodies tests (serological and cassette tests) do not exempt from the obligation to undergo entry quarantine.
• Tests are not publicly funded.
• This applies to crossing the border by all means of transport – public transport, individual transport, on foot.
• People who stay in Poland for no longer than 24 hours after arrival and have an airline ticket confirming departure from Poland within 24 hours are exempt from the obligation to undergo quarantine.

• Mandatory 10-day quarantine for all travelers.
• People who present a negative coronavirus test result from the country where the traveler is coming from will NOT be released from quarantine.
• People vaccinated against COVID-19 are exempt from the quarantine obligation (people who have received a full course of vaccination with a vaccine registered in the European Union: Pfizer, Moderna, Astra-Zeneca, Johnson & Johnson). Full vaccination is considered 14 days after the vaccination process is completed.
• People who have been infected with SARS-CoV-2 virus no later than 6 months before the date of crossing the border are released from quarantine. They must present a confirmation document, issued in Polish or in English, e.g. an EU digital COVID certificate.
• Children under 12 years of age are exempted from testing and quarantine requirements when travelling in the care of adults who have been vaccinated against COVID-19.
• Travelers who have been quarantined may NOT anymore take a test in Poland within 48 hours of crossing the border. This possibility is allowed only after 7 days. The negative result will release them from quarantine. Test type: PCR or antigenic. The quarantine obligation is considered fulfilled when a negative test result is entered by the medical diagnostic laboratory into the online system. Example: If you crossed the Polish border on July 1, you can take the test on July 9.
• Negative results of anti-SARS-CoV-2 antibodies tests (serological and cassette tests) do not exempt from the obligation to undergo entry quarantine.
• Tests are not publicly funded.
• People who stay in Poland for no longer than 24 hours after arrival and have an airline ticket confirming departure from Poland within 24 hours are exempt from the obligation to undergo quarantine.

Is quarantine obligatory after crossing the Polish border? What is quarantine? Who is quarantined in Poland? Who is NOT quarantined in Poland? How long does a healthy person quarantine in Poland? How does quarantine in Poland start? When do you need to automatically quarantine yourself? What are the rules during quarantine in Poland? What is isolation? After how many days is the isolation ending?

In our new post, you will find will find answers to frequently asked questions about quarantine in Poland: Coronavirus quarantine and isolation rules in Poland.

What you should do if you suspect you are infected with coronavirus and you live in Poland?

You will find some frequently asked questions about health care in Poland and COVID-19 situation in Poland  in our post: Living in Poland: healthcare system in Poland and what you should do if you suspect you are infected with the coronavirus.