### [2021-05-15](/feed/2021/05/15/index.md)

##### COVID-19 pandemic
# Poland reopens bars, restaurants and other establishments for outdoor usage for the first time in seven months and relaxes its mask requirement as the number of COVID-19 cases declines and the number of vaccinations increases. 

At the stroke of midnight on Saturday, Poland's outdoor bars and restaurants officially reopened for the outdoor consumption of food and drinks for the...


### Sources:

1. [Daily Sabah](https://www.dailysabah.com/world/europe/poland-rejoices-as-restaurants-reopen-mask-rules-are-relaxed) [Image](https://idsb.tmgrup.com.tr/ly/uploads/images/2021/05/15/thumbs/800x531/114804.jpg)

### Changes:

1. Poland reopens bars, restaurants and other establishments for outdoor setting for the first time in seven months and relaxes its mask requirement as the number of COVID-19 cases declined and vaccination program picks up.  _2021-05-16 01:06:19 (First version)_
1. Poland reopens bars, restaurants and other establishments for outdoor usage for the first time in seven months and relaxes its mask requirement as the number of COVID-19 cases declines and the number of vaccinations increases.  _(Current version)_

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