The sudden third wave of COVID has led countries around the world to re-impose restrictions with curfews and partial lockdowns. While many governments are taking strict actions to limit social activities, the Polish government has gained support for its lenient policy against the spread of Coronavirus. So the country’s restaurants got together and took matters into their own hands to handle the situation on their own terms. They have come up with their own rule about denying unvaccinated people into their restaurant.
The restaurant and hotel industry has suffered a huge blow during the many periods of closure following the threat of Coronavirus. Not to be demoralized and ready to take on possible losses, Polish restaurants have implemented this policy, knowing full well that it could affect their business because of the high volume of customers. reduction. Under the new policy, which is not mandated by the government, all visiting customers need to present a certificate of vaccination before being allowed to dine in the restaurant.
As reported by Reuters, Marcin Wojtasik, owner of Warsaw restaurant who runs a Japanese eatery ‘Yatta Ramen’, said he is willing to face bad reviews from anti-vaxx people to help protect its staff. “It was an unpopular decision that had some very strong reactions. But not for our regular customers. They’ve done it very well,” he added.
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Previously, public places such as restaurants, hotels, theaters … were allowed to give up 50% of their capacity to those who had not been vaccinated. New government regulations have reduced it to 30%. However, a large part of the population still considers this as a gentle action to combat the sharp increase in the number of COVID cases. In fact, 13 of the 17 members of the Polish Medical Council have quit as advisers because of the government’s refusal to implement stricter rules.
Professor Robert Flisiak, a departures advisor, praised the restaurant owners, “Of course they face hate and boycotts, even aggression, so they are courageous in the face of a lack of support. legal aid from the state.”
Only about 56% of Poles have been fully vaccinated against COVID-19 and less than a third received a third booster. Another recent Reuters report revealed that compared to 68.7% of the European Union as a whole, Poland has one of the lowest rates of dual citizenship.
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