The beginning of the end of the COVID-19 epidemic in Poland? There are places where the coronavirus is growing stronger

“The apogee of the fifth wave is behind us – this is confirmed both in terms of the number of new infections and in terms of research and test orders” – said Adam Niedzielski on 9 February. At the national level, the last week saw a decrease in new cases, however, there are voivodships with more and more infections. Piotr Tarnowski, who deals with the analysis of epidemic data, identified four such regions. Where are the Polish coronavirus still doing well?

1. “I am an optimist, we are dealing with the beginning of the end of the epidemic” – said Minister of Health Adam Niedzielski on 9 February
2. The minister also informed, inter alia, on the liquidation of the so-called quarantine with contact and the reduction of isolation to seven days
3. On the same day, Piotr Tarnowski, who analyzes the epidemic data, indicated voivodships where the number of infections and quarantines increased week by week
4. Experts also indicate that the real number of infected Poles may be up to 12 times higher than the official data indicate.
5. More information can be found on the Onet homepage

The minister announces the end of the fifth wave, but there are places where the number of infections is rising

At the press conference organized on February 9, the Minister of Health, Adam Niedzielski, announced that the apogee of the fifth wave is already behind us. “This turning point is confirmed in every dimension, in terms of the number of new infections, tests, orders for health care for tests” – said the minister. He also noted that in February “we should see a significant drop in infections”. “I hope that in March we will be able to make bold decisions about lifting restrictions and introducing lighter regulations, so that we can enter the normal course of operation in spring. I am an optimist, we are dealing with the beginning of the end of the epidemic »- he added.

When we look at the weekly rates of new cases presented on the WHO website, we can see that last week in Poland it was about 7 percent. fewer infections than in the last week of January.

It’s on a national level. On the same day as the conference of the Ministry of Health Piotr Tarnowski posted a tweet in which he indicated four provinces with a week-to-week increase in the number of infections. It is about Kuyavian-Pomeranian, Lubuskie, Greater Poland and Świętokrzyskie (in the first two, the level of new cases increased by approx. 30%). This entails an increase in the number of people in quarantine. In the Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship, the level of quarantines rose by 104% week to week. Increases are also observed in the Małopolskie voivodship – currently they reach 2%. at over 30 percent. decline in the number of new cases.

Details are presented on the maps prepared by Piotr Tarnowski.

There may be even 12 times more infected Poles than officially

Importantly, the winter holidays have ended in the provinces mentioned above. This raises the question of what will happen when the winter breaks are over all over Poland? It is also worth recalling that According to experts’ estimates, there may be even 12 times more infected Poles than the official data provide. Why are these numbers not visible in official statistics? According to Dr. Rakowski, a lot of people do not want to test or do it outside the official system.

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To the overall picture we must add the greater infectivity of the Omicron, our poor grafting and frequent ignoring of the DDM principles. – The effect may be such that the vast majority of us can become infected in a short time – says Dr. Aneta Afelt from the COVID-19 Team at the President of the Polish Academy of Sciences. (more in the article: Is it possible that we all get infected with Omicron? Dr. Afelt: we play biological roulette).

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At the above-mentioned press conference, the Minister of Health informed, among others on the liquidation of the so-called quarantine with contact and the reduction of isolation to seven days. Przemysław Czarnek, the head of the Ministry of Science and Education, announced that the children would return to schools a week earlier than planned.

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The announcement of the end of the fifth wave and the easing of restrictions have been critically assessed by scientists and doctors. Below are some speeches of specialists:

More about the comments on the words of the Minister of Health in the article: End of the epidemic in Poland? Specialists criticize the words of Minister Niedzielski.

– If we were a country with a high vaccination rate and respecting sanitary and epidemiological rules, it would be scientifically justified to endure restrictions after the current epidemic wave, i.e. at the earliest in February and March and try to return to semi-normal, because we are still far from normal. Unfortunately, we are not. Due to the fact that we did not want to adapt to science, we will simply get worse for a long time – commented doctor Bartosz Fiałek for MedTvoiLokona (more in the article: The Minister of Health announces the “beginning of the end of the epidemic”. Expert: this is a complete misunderstanding of the dynamics of the virus evolution ).

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