As announced, today the Minister of Health, Adam Niedzielski, is set to present the autumn action strategy concerning measures against coronavirus and influenza.

Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki will be visiting the Silesian Voivodeship. At 10:00 AM in Katowice, the head of the Polish government will participate in a Holy Mass with signatories of the Jastrzębie Agreement and the Katowice Agreement. At 11:30 AM, he will visit the Historic Hard Coal Mine Guido in Zabrze, and at 12:30 PM, he will attend an Extraordinary Session of the General Assembly of Delegates of the Silesian-Dąbrowa Region of the Independent Self-Governing Trade Union "Solidarity" in Zabrze.

- First and foremost, it must be said that schools have returned to a normal, traditional, in-person mode of learning. Out of nearly 50,000 public schools and kindergartens operating in Poland, run by local governments and non-governmental entities, only a tiny fraction, a sliver of a percent, 1/10th of a percent from what I recall, are schools that did not begin learning normally, in the traditional way. In all other cases, students returned to traditional classes and met with their teachers - stated Dariusz Piontkowski on TVP1's "Political Fifteen Minutes".

- It turned out that, just like in other European countries, it was possible to return to traditional classes normally - the head of the Ministry of National Education continued.

„All voices, in a sense, all candidacies that are so eager, at least some of them, trying to force these elections on Borys Budka, are at the outset forfeiting their chance for at least my vote. We need to build a system of cooperation, not an alternative power center” - said Sławomir Nitras from Civic Coalition (KO) in an interview with Karolina Lewicka on TOK FM Radio's Morning Show.

„It's not just you who sees this [the ambitions of the 'Schetyna faction' to get back into the game and take the head of the Civic Coalition parliamentary club]. Grzegorz Schetyna is a very ambitious man, but it seems to me that Grzegorz Schetyna has already had his chance, and now it's time for him to honestly support Borys Budka” – said Sławomir Nitras from Civic Coalition in an interview with Karolina Lewicka on Radio TOK FM's Morning program. 

„Rafał Trzaskowski clearly stated that the inauguration would take place when he resolves the immediate Czajka problem, when sewage stops flowing into the Vistula, as that is currently occupying him to a much greater extent than anything else. It seems this should be concluded according to President Trzaskowski’s declarations no later than within a month. I would expect it not to be delayed longer than a month” - Sławomir Nitras from Civic Coalition said on TOK FM.

- It wasn't my decision. Mrs. Andruszkiewicz took a position at the Industrial Development Agency. That's an institution not under my purview, so this question is not for me. I can't answer it - Jacek Sasin stated on RMF FM.

- I am absolutely against nepotism. I will tell you, I am trying here at the Ministry of State Assets to ensure that such situations do not occur. It doesn't always succeed, because not all decisions are made here in the ministry - Jacek Sasin said on RMF FM.

- I've always emphasized that the coal mine closure process is an inevitable one, as it is very closely linked to the energy and raw materials policy, and effectively the climate policy of the European Union, with the necessity of moving away from coal - said Jacek Sasin on RMF FM.

- One of the recent decisions, concerning a family member of a Member of Parliament, which was made, so to speak, without the ministry's knowledge, will be corrected. This decision will be corrected, I can declare. I will ensure that such situations do not occur. However, if there are situations like with Mr. Duda, which would be truly unfair if we looked at him solely through the prism of him being the president's uncle, then I would also appeal to you, Mr. Editor, and to everyone who speaks on this matter, to look at it a bit more objectively - said Jacek Sasin on RMF FM.

- I am trying to look at it objectively. Since you have returned to this topic, I will ask if this person you are talking about, the decision which will be corrected, is Nikodem Matusiak, the son of PiS MP Grzegorz Matusiak? Did Mr. Nikodem Matusiak indeed become a president [director] in one of the KGHM companies? - Mazurek asked.

- Yes, the media reported on it. I want to state clearly that this was not a decision that was made here in the ministry in any way - replied the Deputy Prime Minister. 

“I stated the circumstances that would incline me to run. This is the agreement of everyone, the support of Chairman Budka, the board, Rafał Trzaskowski, and then I would feel the strength to unite people and organize the club's work. If it were to be an element of conflict or bad rivalry, I am not interested,” said Tomasz Siemoniak, Vice-Chairman of Civic Platform, in an interview with Jacek Prusinowski on Radio Plus in the program “Sedno Sprawy”.

– The pandemic has not changed the challenges facing humanity. The fact that we are in a recession has caused us to take an economic step backward. The question is whether, in taking a step forward, we will want to go in the same direction or change it. We see the European Green Deal as a tool that allows us to respond to the challenges ahead, such as changing production models or reducing emissions. We need to move forward from this in a forward-looking way. As Orlen, we are preparing for hydrogen, but it will be a long process. The more RES (Renewable Energy Sources) in the system, the more unstable it becomes. In the future, we will expect continuity of supply from providers. Renewable energy requires backup, and there is also the issue of grid stability. In the case of large energy suppliers, energy grids will expect us to deliver it stably. Intermittent, discontinuous sources must be supplemented. And natural supplementation for this is gas – said Adam Czyżewski, Chief Economist at PKN Orlen, during the European Economic Congress in Katowice. - After the shale revolution, gas was supposed to be a transitional fuel, but over time it became a target fuel, linked with technologies like CCS. We believe that in the long term, it will be a fuel that is used, and its transitional nature depends, among other things, on batteries – said Czyżewski. – The pandemic has reinforced our conviction that the merger with Lotos was a good idea because it protects a good Polish refinery. The energy transformation requires huge expenditure; thanks to the merger with PGNiG, we will gain greater investment potential. The pandemic justifies the correctness of decisions to increase the potential of energy concerns – said Czyżewski. - Demand for liquid fuels has fallen, but we were staying at home, so we consumed more single-use materials, and demand for petrochemical products held up. The economic shock is significant. Now, the goal is to move forward in a direction that is forward-looking – said Orlen's Chief Economist.

„As every year, many millions of students return to school. Please remember that we are talking about enormous numbers. In primary and post-primary schools, there are a total of over 4.5 million children and teenagers learning. Additionally, there are nearly 1.5 million children who have enrolled in kindergartens. This also includes schools for adults and vocational schools. In total, this amounts to around 6 million people and tens of thousands of institutions,” said Minister Dariusz Piontkowski at a press conference. 

„Principals have support not only from the ministry but also from local institutions representing the state, curatoria, and sanitary inspectorates,” he added.

- We talked about an additional several million liters of disinfectant liquids being delivered to schools free of charge; it was enough for institutions to report such demand to the Ministry of Health, and from what we know, most institutions have done so. We have signals from principals that there are plenty of these liquids. Enough for many weeks, and even for many months – said Dariusz Piontkowski during a press conference.

- Regarding the Children's Ombudsman, I also spoke with him. I have ongoing contact, we exchange information. From what the ombudsman conveyed to me, he wasn't talking about hearing about this type of activity in schools [educators administering pharmaceutical means]. He only said that according to his information, some organizations and educators are trying to use these types of means. As far as I know, he will probably pass the information to the prosecutor's office and the police, and an investigation will commence, but that is already on the ombudsman's side. We checked through the supervisors. We had no signals, of such actions - Dariusz Piontkowski said during a press conference. 

„Solidarność’ is more than just a slogan, more than just a trade union. For me, ‘Solidarność’ is Poland’s second name. For me, ‘Solidarność’ is a phenomenon that transcends Poland’s borders. It is not just a social movement that will forever be described in the history of our state as a great national-social movement for independence, which aimed to fight for a dignified life for every person in Poland and beyond” – said Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki during an extraordinary session of the Silesian-Dąbrowa Region of NSZZ „Solidarność”.

- We have actually identified four areas, so that our strategy is clear, transparent, and understandable. I will start with the first area, which is organizational changes - said Adam Niedzielski during a press conference. - We want to establish three levels of healthcare facilities that will be responsible for treating coronavirus patients. The most basic level will be district hospitals, where special isolation wards will be created. A specific financial product will be defined for this purpose by the National Health Fund (NFZ), and based on this product, hospitals will establish these local isolation wards. - The remaining two levels will deal with specialized treatment. - Another issue concerns the expansion of the mobile testing point network, colloquially known as drive-thru. Poland already has a relatively extensive network in this regard. It currently has 260 points, even more nationwide. Unfortunately, our report indicates that 91% of these points are only operational for two hours. We will, of course, want to further expand the density of this network, but we have also prepared new solutions to ensure these points are operational for at least two, four, or even more hours. - Another issue concerns the State Sanitary Inspectorate, which has been widely visible and discussed in the media recently. We are preparing an electronic system for reporting potential risks via a hotline, followed by a system for monitoring the status of these reports. - The second area, which concerns the testing strategy, I think is also very important. Here, we will try to achieve two goals. The first is to concentrate testing on symptomatic patients. - The second goal in terms of testing is to protect special risk groups. We are talking about individuals who are at particular risk in the context of COVID-19. - Here we present the basic pathway, which shows that, as with any infection, patients first go to Primary Healthcare Facilities (POZ), i.e., under the care of a family doctor. We would like this care to begin with a teleconsultation, as this is a solution that has become very widespread and also limits the risk of virus transmission. However, if symptoms persist for 3-5 days or worsen, then of course, re-examination is necessary, and we want this to be a physical examination, as it should precede the decision to refer for a COVID test. - We want to start using so-called rapid tests. These are antigen tests. We want to use these tests in Emergency Departments (SOR-ach), where quick decisions need to be made and rapid diagnosis of patients is required. - We must not forget about a certain foundation all along. A foundation which consists of preventive measures, and their maintenance largely allows us as a society to protect ourselves against the spread of the coronavirus. I am referring here to behaviors, and above all, the adoption of the basic DDM principle, i.e., disinfection, distance, and masks. This remains a true weapon in the fight against the epidemic - stated the minister. 

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„A meeting of the leaders of United Right is currently underway at Nowogrodzka Street, the heads of the three parties that form United Right and Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki. This is the first in a series of meetings that will take place in the coming weeks, the aim of which is to establish plans for the government's reconstruction, changes within the government, but above all, a plan for governing in the coming months” - said PiS MEP Adam Bielan in an interview with Monika Olejnik on "Kropka nad i" on TVN24.

„Jarosław Gowin made the decision himself to leave the government at the outset of the United Right's dispute over the election date. He must first decide for himself that he wants to return to government. I assume he will want to return to government. Negotiations within the United Right must conclude” - said PiS MEP Adam Bielan on TVN24.

- Yes, indeed, we are looking very good against the backdrop of Europe. Despite recording a GDP drop of over 8% in the second quarter, slightly less than predicted, and with the year-end drop forecast at 4.5%, when we look at data from Germany, for instance, which recorded an 11% drop, or Spain and Great Britain, where the drop is above 20%, it's clear that we are navigating this crisis much more gently. And we are navigating it more gently because we reacted promptly and appropriately. The successive anti-crisis shields adopted by the government and parliament have allowed us to preserve jobs. I will say that Poland, in terms of unemployment, is a vice-leader in Europe today, as only the Czech Republic has lower unemployment than Poland. All of Europe is feeling the crisis in the labor market, a crisis related precisely to unemployment and job destruction. Here, it is actually a barely noticeable increase in unemployment, precisely because we reacted quickly and effectively – stated Jacek Sasin in an interview with Danuta Holecka on TVP Info's "Gość Wiadomości".

-- LIVEBLOG 300POLITYKI: BIELAN ON GOWIN'S RETURN AND THE FIRST IN A SERIES OF MEETINGS AT NOWOGRODZKA SASIN ON JOB PROTECTION https://300polityka.pl/live/2020/09/03/ ***** POLSAT EVENTS -- THERE IS NO QUESTION OF FREEZING THE ECONOMY, BUT THERE WILL BE MORE TESTS, A NEW SANEPID WORK SYSTEM, AND CHANGES IN HOSPITAL OPERATIONS. -- THE MINISTER OF HEALTH HAS REVEALED THE AUTUMN STRATEGY FOR FIGHTING COVID-19. -- THE EFFECTIVENESS OF THE FIGHT AGAINST CORONAVIRUS WILL ALSO BE A POLITICAL CHALLENGE - Marcin Fijołek. -- THE OPPOSITION CRITICIZES, BUT NOT FULLY - Fijołek continues. -- BARTOSZ ARŁUKOWICZ: This should have been implemented many months ago. It would have truly helped avoid many tragedies. Today, the minister is presenting such plans, and it's good because these plans are simply needed. -- THE OPPOSITION DEMANDS THE RESIGNATION OF THE CHILDREN'S OMBUDSMAN AFTER HIS STATEMENT THAT SEXUAL EDUCATORS ARE ADMINISTERING PHARMACOLOGICAL SUBSTANCES TO CHILDREN IN POZNAŃ THAT CAUSE GENDER CHANGE. ***** TVN FACTS -- THERE WILL BE NO SECOND NATIONWIDE LOCKDOWN. THERE WILL BE SMALLER AND LARGER LOCAL RESTRICTIONS. THIS IS THE GOVERNMENT'S STRATEGY FOR FIGHTING THE PANDEMIC IN THE AUTUMN - announcement. -- EMILEWICZ HOPES FOR AN ECONOMIC REBOUND IN THE THIRD AND FOURTH QUARTERS - Paweł Płuska. -- ALTHOUGH WE ARE NOT DOING THE WORST COMPARED TO OTHER COUNTRIES, ECONOMISTS BELIEVE THE NUMBERS SHOW THAT THINGS ARE BAD - Płuska. -- THE LIST OF SCHOOLS CLOSING SHORTLY AFTER THE START OF THE SCHOOL YEAR IS GROWING. THERE ARE ALREADY 54 CLOSED FACILITIES AND 15 OPERATING IN A HYBRID MODE - announcement. -- THIS WAS THE FIRST POST-VACATION AND ONE OF THE FEW PRE-GOVERNMENT RECONSTRUCTION TOP-LEVEL MEETINGS: KACZYŃSKI, GOWIN, ZIOBRO, MORAWIECKI - announcement. -- THE PROTOCOL OF DISAGREEMENTS BETWEEN COALITION PARTNERS TODAY IS NOT JUST ABOUT MINISTRIES AND POSITIONS. THE IDEOLOGICAL DISPUTE IS ALSO INTENSIFYING - Grzegorz Kajdanowicz continues. -- THERE WAS NO JOINT PHOTOGRAPH. THEY CAME SEPARATELY, ENTERED SEPARATELY. THEY ONLY MET AT THE PRESIDENT'S PLACE BECAUSE IT IS INCREASINGLY DIFFICULT IN THIS GROUP TO HIDE THE FACT THAT THE ATMOSPHERE IN THE COALITION IS BAD AND THE RELATIONS BETWEEN THE COALITION PARTNERS ARE VERY BAD - Krzysztof Skórzyński. -- THE FACT THAT NO ONE HAD ANYTHING TO SAY ALSO SPEAKS VOLUMES ABOUT THE ATMOSPHERE IN WHICH THE MEETING REGARDING GOVERNMENT CHANGES IS TAKING PLACE - Skórzyński. -- THE FIRST ATTEMPT AT NEGOTIATIONS WAS MADE BEFORE THE PIS PRESIDENT'S HOLIDAY - Skórzyński. -- THE HOLIDAYS WERE MEANT TO CALM EMOTIONS. IT DIDN'T NECESSARILY SUCCEED - Skórzyński. -- THIS TIME, IT IS MORE THAN JUST DIFFERENCES OF OPINION. THE DISPUTE BETWEEN PIS, THE PRIME MINISTER, GOWIN, AND SOLIDARNA POLSKA IS FUNDAMENTAL - Skórzyński. -- TODAY, AT THE PRESIDENT'S PLACE, THIS WILL BE A MORE SIGNIFICANT ISSUE THAN THE DIVISION OF MINISTRIES - Skórzyński. -- THE WORD “FIGHT,” USED BY PATRYK JAKI, BETTER DESCRIBES THE DISPUTE WITHIN THE COALITION - Skórzyński. -- THE PRIME MINISTER WANTS TO FOCUS ON THE ECONOMY, ZIOBRO ON WORLDVIEW ISSUES - Skórzyński. -- GOWIN, WITH VERY STRONG SUPPORT FROM THE PRIME MINISTER, SAID IN KATOWICE: If a position were to win that we should focus on cultural conflict, meaning that as a society we would plunge into even deeper disputes than in the last few years, then that would not be a solution in which I would personally want to participate. -- THERE IS INCREASING TALK THAT AT THE PIS AUTUMN CONGRESS, MORAWIECKI IS TO BECOME THE PARTY'S VICE-CHAIRMAN, MAKING HIM THE SECOND MOST IMPORTANT PERSON AFTER JAROSŁAW KACZYŃSKI - Skórzyński. -- MORAWIECKI IS DE FACTO TO BE ANOINTED AS THE PRESIDENT'S SUCCESSOR - Skórzyński. -- THE MINISTER OF EDUCATION HAS TAKEN AN INTEREST IN THE MATTER OF ALLEGED PHARMACOLOGICAL SUBSTANCES FOR GENDER CHANGE BEING ADMINISTERED TO CHILDREN IN POZNAŃ. NOTHING OF THE SORT HAS HAPPENED - announcement: The Children's Ombudsman does not apologize and does not retract his words. ***** TVP NEWS -- SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY REMAINS IMPORTANT, AND A DIFFICULT TIME AWAITS US IN THE AUTUMN - Danuta Holecka on the headline. -- SAFE RETURN TO SCHOOL - banner. -- MANY PREPARATIONS REGARDING THE PANDEMIC - in the announcement. -- THE LABOR MARKET IS RESILIENT TO THE CORONACRISIS - banner. -- THE UNEMPLOYMENT RATE HAS BEEN STABLE FOR 3 MONTHS - in the announcement. -- WE HAVE A MINIMUM WAGE AT THE LEVEL OF 50% OF THE AVERAGE WAGE, WE HAVE BEEN FIGHTING FOR THIS FOR YEARS - -- SOLIDARITY IS THE SECOND NAME OF POLAND - PMM. -- POLAND IS COPING WELL IN A DIFFICULT ENVIRONMENT, UNEMPLOYMENT HAS STABILIZED - Dominik Cierpioł. -- THESE ARE THE EFFECTS OF INTRODUCING THE SHIELD AND REMOTE WORK - Cierpioł. -- IN INDEBTED FRANCE, UNEMPLOYMENT HAS EXCEEDED 7%, AND THEY WANT TO BORROW ANOTHER 1000 BILLION EUROS. POLAND WANTS TO STIMULATE THROUGH INVESTMENT - Cierpioł. -- IN THE EU, ONLY THE CZECH REPUBLIC HAS LOWER UNEMPLOYMENT THAN US - Cierpioł. -- SUCCESS OF SERVICES IN THE FIGHT AGAINST THE TAX MAFIA - banner. -- GERMANY: NAVALNY POISONED WITH NOVICHOK. -- ECOLOGICAL CATASTROPHE IN WARSAW - banner. -- ON THURSDAY, THE BRIDGE WILL BE READY - Konrad Wąż. -- WODY POLSKIE (Polish Waters) WILL TRANSFER EQUIPMENT, DOCUMENTATION, AND PIPES USED FOR REMOTE TRANSMISSION LAST YEAR FREE OF CHARGE - -- AS LONG AS SEWAGE FLOWS, USING THE VISTULA IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS - Wąż. -- INVESTIGATION INTO ANOTHER FAILURE AT CZAKJA. TRZASKOWSKI SHIFTS RESPONSIBILITY TO HIS PREDECESSORS, INCLUDING PRESIDENT KACZYŃSKI, DESPITE THE COLLECTOR BEING BUILT 7 YEARS LATER - Wąż. -- THE INVESTMENT ITSELF, GRANDLY OPENED BY DONALD TUSK, WAS ENTIRELY REALIZED DURING THE PO RULE IN THE CAPITAL - Wąż. -- TRZASKOWSKI SUGGESTS THAT THE FAILURE IS AN ARTIFICIALLY CREATED PROBLEM AND HE IS MOST WORRIED ABOUT HIS POLITICAL CAREER, BUT THE THREATS TO RESIDENTS ARE OF SECONDARY IMPORTANCE TO TRZASKOWSKI - Wąż. -- PARENTS ARE FIGHTING FOR SCHOOL, THE MAYOR EXPLAINS THERE IS NO MONEY FOR SO MANY SCHOOLS. -- AN LGBT MOBSTER JUSTIFIES VIOLENCE - banner. -- AN ACTIVIST SHOCKS AGAIN DUE TO HIS INTERVIEW WHERE HE JUSTIFIED PHYSICAL VIOLENCE - in the announcement. -- THE INTERVIEW CAUSED A WAVE OF OUTRAGE EVEN AMONG FANS OF THE LGBT IDEOLOGY - Sawicki. -- HE ADMITTED THAT TOLERANCE IS USED AS A BATON TO HIT OPPONENTS - Sawicki. -- HE ADMITTED THAT HE SPENDS MONEY FROM COLLECTIONS ON, AMONG OTHER THINGS, VEGAN PIZZA - Sawicki. -- ARE THEY FIGHTING FOR TOLERANCE OR ARE THEY FIGHTING FOR THE LEGALIZATION OF PATHOLOGICAL RELATIONSHIPS THAT ARE MEANT TO REPLACE FAMILY - Sawicki. -- THE CHILDREN'S OMBUDSMAN HAS NOTIFIED THE PROSECUTOR'S OFFICE ABOUT TRANSACTIVISTS WHO WERE ALLEGEDLY DISTRIBUTING DRUGS - Sawicki. -- IN A REPORT ON PICKPOCKETS, THE CASE OF KATARZYNA WARNKE, WHO LOST HER WEDDING RING IN THE "DZIEŃ DOBRY TVN" TOILET, IS MENTIONED – "THEREFORE, IT IS WORTH BEING CAREFUL" - ADRIAN BORECKI.

- That statement from economists, which you mentioned a moment ago, is entirely consistent with our view as a government. Indeed, investments and stimulating demand are what can currently protect us from recession or from a deepening recession. Therefore, absolutely, despite spending enormous amounts of money, sums to support Polish entrepreneurs, we are not giving up on spending money on the large investments we have planned, such as, for example, CPK, the Vistula Spit canal, or the large road and rail programs. And here, of course, the role of State Treasury companies is absolutely crucial. State Treasury companies are today the main public investors in Poland - stated Jacek Sasin on TVP Info's "Gość Wiadomości".

- Rail investments are being implemented through PKP PLK or are currently being planned for implementation by CPK, but there are significantly more of these investments. Large companies are investing, like Orlen, and Azoty, for instance. I would mention here the large investment in Police, near Szczecin, of modern chemical plants, which will lead to Poland becoming independent of foreign supplies in a certain segment of chemical products. These are large, multi-billion investments that are currently creating jobs, acting as the flywheel of the Polish economy, and will ensure that, as we predict, we will soon return to the path of economic growth. This economic growth, which has been our hallmark in recent years, during the PiS government's tenure, when we were always among the countries with the highest economic growth in the EU - the Deputy Prime Minister continued.

- I am unequivocally against another lockdown. What happened to us in the spring of this year was necessary then because we were not prepared for the scale of the epidemic we encountered. Today, we not only know more about the virus, we not only know more about how to protect ourselves from it, but we are also better prepared. I am thinking here primarily of the healthcare service, access to protective measures. Today, there is no need for such drastic actions as were taken before. All the more so because we know that nothing comes for free, that such actions as we took, closing down the economy, services, trade, are actions that obviously hit entrepreneurship and the economy. We cannot fight this one epidemic, a health epidemic, in such a way that we cause a serious economic epidemic in the form of deepening the crisis, which is already a fact at the moment. So, we simply cannot afford another lockdown - stated Jacek Sasin on TVP Info's "Gość Wiadomości".

- It is difficult to answer questions today about a reconstruction, either of the entire government in this dimension or in the dimension of individual ministries, including the ministry I head, the Ministry of State Assets, because nothing is decided today. There are no binding decisions today. Coalition talks are also underway, because I will remind you that the United Right is not just PiS, but also the two other smaller, yet important parties forming this ruling group in the Sejm and the government today. Agreements must be reached here. We still have some time, because according to announcements, the presentation of the government in a new guise is to happen at the turn of September and October, meaning we have about 4 more weeks for talks, agreements, and adopting a model that would best utilize the time until the next parliamentary elections to change Poland, as we promised Poles before the last elections - stated Jacek Sasin on TVP Info's "Gość Wiadomości".