Shopping hours for older Poles scrapped as COVID-19 shots rolled out

Poland on Monday discontinued its policy of special shopping hours for older customers as COVID-19 vaccinations are rolled out.

Poland in October introduced special shopping hours for people aged over 60 between 10am and noon in a move designed to protect them from the coronavirus.

Photo: PAP/Grzegorz Michałowski

The country in October introduced special shopping hours for people aged over 60 between 10am and noon in a move designed to protect its senior citizens from the coronavirus.

⚠️ Od jutra, tj. 1 lutego, zniesione zostaną godziny dla seniorów.#koronawirus

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— Ministerstwo Zdrowia (@MZ_GOV_PL) January 31, 2021

Poland last week began administering COVID-19 vaccines to people over 70 as it moves to the next phase of its inoculation campaign.

Amid signs of a letup in the spread of the SARS-CoV-2 virus, Poland in the middle of last month reopened schools for young children after a prolonged period of distance learning.

In a further easing of coronavirus curbs, shopping malls, museums and art galleries are allowed to reopen across the country from Monday.

(gs/pk)

Source: IAR