At 10:00 AM, a presentation of the international "First Grader's Voucher" project will take place with the participation of the Head of the Prime Minister's Chancellery, Michał Dworczyk, and the Government Plenipotentiary for Polonia and Poles Abroad, Jan Dziedziczak.

At 11:00 AM, a Cabinet Council meeting will be held at the Presidential Palace concerning the coronavirus epidemic situation, including strategies to combat the pandemic's effects and minimize its negative impact on the economy and citizens' lives. Following the council meeting, around 2:15 PM, an address by President Andrzej Duda is expected.

Szymon Hołownia continues his tour of Poland as part of the activities of the Poland 2050 association. This week, he is visiting the Pomeranian Voivodeship. At 3:00 PM in Starogard Gdański, an open meeting with residents and volunteers will be held in the market square. Later, at 6:00 PM in Malbork, another open meeting with residents and volunteers will take place.

Furthermore, a meeting of the Civic Platform's board will be held today, during which – as announced – the current political situation and plans for the coming months are to be discussed.

- Yes, of course. I get vaccinated every year [against the flu]. Yes, I will encourage all my colleagues in the government, in state structures, to get vaccinated [against the flu] – stated Adam Niedzielski in an interview with Robert Mazurek on RMF FM.

- I would advise looking at what ZNP does with a pinch of salt, as the data they provide is often unrealistic and untrue. It serves solely propaganda purposes. I would remind you that at one time they predicted that 100,000 teachers would be laid off from schools, and instead, a few thousand new positions appeared; I'm referring to the reform carried out by Minister Zalewska - said Dariusz Piontkowski in an interview with Marcin Fijołek on Poranek Siódma9.

- I would like us to look at the autumn wave problem somewhat through the eyes of a patient. First and foremost, neither we ourselves, nor even a doctor without an examination, without a test, can determine whether we have COVID, whether we have another respiratory infection, or whether it is the flu, so we are left with a question mark. How we tried to deal with this question mark in previous seasons was by going to our family doctor. We want the same to happen this year - stated Adam Niedzielski in a conversation with Robert Mazurek on RMF FM.

- We start with a tele-consultation, meaning by calling, arranging a conversation, so that the doctor, without the need for contact, thus reducing the risk of transmission, can tell us whether we should stay home, or if it is something that can be identified immediately, perhaps already start treatment, but generally we start with a tele-consultation - the Minister of Health continued.

- We need to wait and observe ourselves at home, perhaps while on sick leave, maybe taking some strengthening medication. We wait, we observe ourselves for 3 to 5 days. If these symptoms persist, a follow-up visit is necessary, and then a direct, physical examination is required - he emphasized.

- I think that preventively we should stay at home and not be reckless, treat it as sick leave with an isolation regime, and still try to avoid contact, because the risk of coronavirus always hangs over us - stated Adam Niedzielski in an interview with Robert Mazurek on RMF FM, referring to preventive isolation before a doctor's visit.

Of the 18 districts, we now have only 10 in both zones, which shows that it is working. If we introduce these restrictions, the residents of these districts comply, and new infections in these districts are decreasing. In the red category, we currently have three districts: in the Małopolskie Voivodeship, Nowy Sącz and Limanowski districts, which moved from the yellow category to the red category, and in the Łódzkie Voivodeship, Pajęczno district – said Waldemar Kraska during a press conference. Regarding districts in the yellow category. Podkarpacie has the Przeworski district, which is a new district that moved from the green category. In the Łódzkie Voivodeship, Łowicz district, which dropped from the red category. Mazowieckie Voivodeship, Lipski district, also from the red category, is currently in yellow. Wielkopolskie Voivodeship, Kolski district, moved from the red category. Świętokrzyskie, Konecki district, Małopolskie, Nowosądecki district, Śląskie, Kłobucki – he stated. 9 districts have been removed from the list. The Tatra district, Nowy Targ district, Krakow city, Żuromin district, Wieluń district, Bartoszyce district, Kartuzy district, Przemyśl district, and Rybnik district – added the deputy minister. 

„I believe that the [abortion] case in the Constitutional Tribunal should be resolved because the time has come. The matter has matured to the point where it can be decided. I don't think we will establish anything new on this matter. The period that has passed since the first motion was filed is, in my opinion, sufficient for the Constitutional Tribunal to consider this case and resolve it” – said Deputy Minister Sebastian Kaleta in an interview with Jacek Prusinowski on Radio Plus.

„The issue of flattening the judiciary structure and unifying the status of judges, because in Poland we have SSRs, SSO, and SSAs [different ranks of judges]. These are demands that the judicial community itself put forward even before 2015. In our first term, we had to defend the systemic reforms in the courts with great difficulty, but we want to complete the reform. These issues are indeed being very intensively developed by the ministry, and also within the framework of discussions we are currently holding in the United Right camp, the future of judicial reform will be decided” - said Deputy Minister Sebastian Kaleta in an interview with Jacek Prusinowski on Radio Plus. 

“Today, we are presenting one of the programs implemented by the Polish government, aimed at supporting Poles outside the country, with a particular emphasis on Poles in the East, living in the Kresy of the First and Second Polish Republics. This program is an expression of concern to ensure that Poles, our compatriots, regardless of where they live, can maintain and cultivate Polish culture, language, and customs. The PiS government has always attached particular importance to supporting our compatriots abroad” - said the Head of the Prime Minister's Chancellery, Minister Michał Dworczyk, at a press conference.

“The government is commencing work on solutions that will simplify procedures and opportunities related to settling in Poland for all descendants of inhabitants of the First and Second Polish Republics who declare a connection with Poland” - he added. 

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- I am pleased that a consistent and wise system [regarding yellow and red zones] has been introduced. I would like us to continue acting this way, because this fight against coronavirus, which we have waged so far, and I want to strongly emphasize this, is an effective fight, and it's evident. Moreover, in our society, people in most cases behave responsibly and, when they see a threat, they indeed apply safety measures. There was a moment of relaxation, when everyone thought the threat had passed, but we are fully aware that we must keep it under control – said President Andrzej Duda during the Cabinet Council meeting.

The Prime Minister will appoint Artur Soboń on Saturday as the government plenipotentiary for the transformation of energy and hard coal mining companies, so that he can begin his work as early as Monday – 300POLITYKA has learned from sources within the Chancellery of the Prime Minister (KPRM). Media had reported that Artur Soboń, Secretary of State at the Ministry of State Assets, would be responsible for the restructuring of the mining industry. However, the scope of responsibility assigned to him is expected to be significantly broader, also encompassing the transformation of energy companies, including renewables and, in the longer term, hydrogen investments – as we hear. Soboń joined the government in 2018 as the Deputy Minister of Investment and Development. He later worked at the Ministry of Funds and Regional Policy, where he oversaw the process of transferring ownership following the liquidation of perpetual usufruct. Since the end of 2019, he has served as Secretary of State at the Ministry of State Assets.

„The meeting lasted 2.5 hours. We discussed the situation in our country comprehensively. The moment is special. Firstly, there has been a change in the position of Minister of Health, hence the minister who is primarily responsible for the fight against the pandemic, and also children and youth have started the school year. The information provided by the ministers, Mr. Dariusz Piontkowski, was of great importance to us – regarding the current situation, how preparations looked, and what the predictions for the future are, what is the current development of the situation. The pandemic is here, and we are all perfectly aware of this, but – and I want to strongly emphasize this and for which I thanked the Prime Minister and the ministers – in this difficult situation, thanks to hard work and many wise, rational decisions, we are coping quite well” – said President Andrzej Duda after the Cabinet Council meeting.

„The situation as of today is that 69,000 people have contracted the coronavirus in Poland so far. 2,092 people have died. Throughout the entire period of the coronavirus pandemic, not a single child in our country has died. This is very important information, especially in the context of the start of the school year” - said President Andrzej Duda after a Cabinet Council meeting.

"Regarding the nature of the epidemic, as conveyed by the Minister of Health and the Chief Sanitary Inspector, it has had a focal nature in our country for some time now. It appears primarily in two places – workplaces and weddings. A great many people are getting infected as a result of attending weddings. We ask for caution in this regard," said President Andrzej Duda after the Cabinet Council meeting.

The government is commencing work on solutions that will simplify procedures and possibilities related to the settlement in Poland of all descendants of the inhabitants of the First and Second Polish Republics who declare a connection with Poland.

- We must realize that if family doctors do not help control this autumn wave, patients will end up in emergency rooms and admissions wards, where, as we know, density is already high during periods of illness, so this is a certain method of defense against this situation - said Adam Niedzielski in an interview with Piotr Witwicki on the program “Gość Wydarzeń” on Polsat News.

- Ladies and gentlemen, I urge you to continue bearing this responsibility that you have carried on the front lines fighting this phenomenon since the beginning of the coronavirus pandemic. Let us not be afraid; we must do it more boldly. We are now at a phase where we know more, we are better prepared. We can make bolder decisions, which I encourage - said Adam Niedzielski on Polsat News.

- Last year, the vaccination rate of our population was approximately 4%. I don't think this means that the rest belong to the anti-vaccine movement. I think that here, the anti-vaccine movement is rather a fringe. We still have significant room to convince our citizens to get vaccinated - said Adam Niedzielski on Polsat News.

- It looks like this defeat in the fight against the pandemic doesn't have many fathers, and that this Cabinet Council serves the purpose of the president pointing fingers at the government. I don't know who the government will point fingers at next, maybe at local governments or at citizens who don't behave as they should. There has been too much propaganda over these past six months, too little concrete action – stated Tomasz Siemoniak on TVN24's "Fakty po faktach".

The opposition was ready to cooperate throughout. I myself was at the Chancellery of the Prime Minister three times, in March for meetings. Then, under pressure to organize the elections on May 10, these meetings were abandoned and there was no discussion with the opposition at all. The Senate attempted some formula for discussion and cooperation. Perhaps this is such an important matter that the opposition will always be ready for cooperation and dialogue, but perhaps the will for this is on the other side – stated Tomasz Siemoniak on TVN24's "Fakty po faktach".

- Today we discussed this. On September 15th, we have a club meeting, we will talk about how to organize our work differently, and according to Chairman Budka's announcements, in October there will be elections [for the leader of the Civic Coalition parliamentary club]. So we are approaching this matter calmly. I think there is no need for any emotions here. We will calmly reach a good choice and good work for the club from October - stated Tomasz Siemoniak on TVN24's "Fakty po faktach".

-- 300POLITYKA LIVEBLOG: NIEDZIELSKI ON THE ANTI-VACCINATION MARGIN SIEMONIAK ON THE OPPOSITION READY TO COOPERATE DWORCZYK ON THE FIRST-GRADER'S VOUCHER https://300polityka.pl/live/2020/09/04/ ***** POLSAT EVENTS -- THE PRIME MINISTER AND MINISTERS MET WITH THE PRESIDENT FOR A CONFERENCE ON THE EPIDEMIC. -- TODAY MARKS HALF A YEAR SINCE THE FIRST CORONAVIRUS PATIENT APPEARED IN POLAND. -- AFTER THE MEETING, THE PRESIDENT CALMED CONCERNS: NO CHILD DIED FROM COVID, HOSPITALS ARE NOT LACKING BEDS OR VENTILATORS, AND ONLY 59 SCHOOLS ARE CLOSED. -- THE MINISTRY OF HEALTH ANNOUNCED A NEW LIST OF CORONAVIRUS-AT-RISK ZONES TODAY. -- IN THE AUTUMN, THERE COULD BE AS MANY AS 200,000 PEOPLE WITH COMMON COLDS DAILY - WARNS THE DEPUTY MINISTER OF HEALTH. -- ALMOST 5 HOURS OF TALKS AT THE LAW AND JUSTICE (PIS) CHAIRMAN'S OFFICE - THE MOST IMPORTANT POLITICIANS OF THE UNITED RIGHT ARE NEGOTIATING GOVERNMENT CHANGES, BUT THE CLOSER WE GET TO THE ANNOUNCED RECONSTRUCTION, THE MORE FRICTION APPEARS BETWEEN THE COALITION PARTNERS. -- HOWEVER, WITHIN THE OPPOSITION RANKS, AT THE THRESHOLD OF THE POLITICAL SEASON, A STRUGGLE FOR INFLUENCE IS ALSO BEGINNING. -- THIS IS A RETURN TO NEGOTIATIONS; THEY DIDN'T SUCCEED BEFORE THE HOLIDAYS - Grzegorz Kępka. -- ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT [DISPUTES] CONCERNS THE STRUCTURE OF THE GOVERNMENT; CURRENTLY, THERE ARE 23 MINISTERS AND 20 MINISTRIES, AND THERE SHOULD BE SIGNIFICANTLY FEWER, WHICH MEANS SMALLER COALITION PARTNERS WILL LOSE ONE EACH - Kępka continues. -- ON THIS MATTER, POROZUMIENIE IS MORE UNDERSTANDING, ALTHOUGH ALSO UNDER CERTAIN CONDITIONS, SUCH AS JAROSŁAW GOWIN RETURNING TO THE GOVERNMENT - Kępka. -- A SIGNIFICANTLY SHARPER DISPUTE IS TAKING PLACE BETWEEN MATEUSZ MORAWIECKI AND ZBIGNIEW ZIOBRO; THE PRIME MINISTER FOCUSES ON DE-ESCALATING DISPUTES AND ECONOMIC ISSUES, WHILE THE MINISTER OF JUSTICE WANTS TO COMPLETE THE JUDICIAL REFORM AND ADOPT A MORE HARDLINE APPROACH ON WORLDVIEW MATTERS - Kępka continues. -- PLATFORMA IS ALSO PREPARING FOR THE POLITICAL SEASON - Kępka. -- FRUSTRATION AMONG OPPOSITION POLITICIANS IS BEING DISCUSSED NOT ONLY IN THE CORRIDORS - Kępka continues. -- PLATFORMA ANNOUNCES AN OFFENSIVE AND A NEW PROGRAM - Kępka. -- SZYMON HOŁOWNIA HAS ALREADY STARTED HIS CAMPAIGN ACROSS POLAND - Kępka continues. -- THERE WILL BE NO PUNISHMENT FOR JOANNA LICHOCKA; THE PRESIDIUM OF THE SEJM, BY A PIS MAJORITY VOTE, OVERTURNED THE REPRIMAND IMPOSED BY THE SEJM ETHICS COMMITTEE FOR PARLIAMENTARIANS. ***** TVN FACTS -- THEY WANTED TO CALM POLES, BUT THE GOVERNMENT'S STRATEGY HAS AT LEAST ONE WEAK POINT - IT SHIFTS TOO MANY RESPONSIBILITIES TO PRIMARY CARE PHYSICIANS - in the preview. -- THIS WAS A GOVERNMENT CORONAVIRUS REPORT; THIS MEETING WAS ALSO ABOUT THE PRESENTATION, WHICH WAS MEANT TO ADD SPECIAL SIGNIFICANCE - Krzysztof Skórzyński. -- A NEW OPENING ON THE CORONAVIRUS FIGHT FRONT - Skórzyński. -- THE FAMILY DOCTOR IS ON THE FRONT LINE, NOT THE SANITARY INSPECTORATE - Skórzyński. -- THE FEAR OF FAMILY DOCTORS REGARDING WHETHER THEY ARE RECOGNIZING WHETHER IT IS STILL THE FLU OR ALREADY CORONAVIRUS - Skórzyński. -- THE SANITARY INSPECTORATE IS AT THE BRINK OF COLLAPSE, AS WE SHOWED IN OUR REPORT - Skórzyński. -- Some saw a middle finger gesture, others were adjusting their hair. There were apologies, there was a reprimand, and Joanna Lichocka also lost her position as deputy head of the parliamentary committee. This was before the elections. Now the PiS MP has regained her position on the committee, is demanding apologies herself, threatening legal action, and the Sejm presidium has just overturned her reprimand. -- THE DECISION IS WHAT IT IS, BUT PUBLIC OPINION HAS ITS SAY ON THIS MATTER AND WILL LIKELY NOT CHANGE THAT OPINION - J.M. Jackowski. -- I AM VERY SORRY THAT INSTEAD OF STAYING QUIET, SHE IS DEMANDING APOLOGIES - Małgorzata Kidawa-Błońska. -- CHANGES IN WEDDINGS: Newlyweds must change their plans if they intended to have a large and lavish wedding. The Chief Sanitary Inspector Jarosław Pinkas recommends a drastic reduction in the permissible number of wedding guests to 50 people. Guests will also need to be registered, meaning their details recorded. Wedding infections are turning entire districts into yellow and red zones. However, representatives of the wedding industry are raising objections, as fewer guests mean lower revenue. -- HOLLAND AWAITS CJEU OPINION: Holland is suspending all extraditions of Poles suspected or convicted of crimes. Dutch judges do not believe in the observance of the rule of law in Poland. They are awaiting an opinion from the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU). -- TOURIST VOUCHER USED IN NEARLY 20 THOUSAND LOCATIONS: Poles have spent over 170 million zlotys using the tourist voucher to pay for holidays in nearly 20,000 locations. In total, Poles have so far used 238,000 vouchers. Even more vouchers have been activated but not yet used. ***** TVP NEWS -- THE SITUATION RELATED TO THE CORONAVIRUS EPIDEMIC WAS DISCUSSED AT THE CABINET COUNCIL CONVENED AT THE PRESIDENT'S REQUEST - preview: The President and the government discussed the situation in schools and healthcare preparedness for the autumn. -- THE FIGHT AGAINST THE EPIDEMIC WAS THE SUBJECT OF THE CABINET COUNCIL - Karol Jałtuszewski. -- THE PRESIDENT EMPHASIZED THAT CHILDREN IN SCHOOLS ARE SAFE - Jałtuszewski. -- 99% OF SCHOOLS ARE OPERATING NORMALLY - Jałtuszewski. -- THIS MORNING, THE GOVERNMENT CRISIS MANAGEMENT TEAM MET - Jałtuszewski. -- SILESIA IS NO LONGER THE EPIDEMIC CENTER IN POLAND - Jałtuszewski. -- ONE MILLION FAMILIES BENEFIT FROM THE LARGE FAMILY CARD - preview: The millionth card was presented in the Podlaskie Voivodeship. -- THIS YEAR, POLISH CHILDREN IN LITHUANIA, LATVIA, UKRAINE, BELARUS, AND THE CZECH REPUBLIC RECEIVED A 400 ZLOTY FIRST-GRADER'S VOUCHER - Damian Diaz. -- WELFARE PACKAGES FINANCED BY THE CHANCELLERY OF THE PRIME MINISTER ALSO WENT TO LITHUANIA - Diaz. -- THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION DOES NOT SEE MAJOR RULE OF LAW PROBLEMS IN EITHER SLOVAKIA OR MALTA - Maksymilian Maszenda in a report on journalist murders in both countries. -- MARIA JANION WAS LAID TO REST AT POWĄZKI CEMETERY. -- SEWAGE FROM CZAJKA HAS REACHED THE GULF OF GDAŃSK AND IS POISONING THE BALTIC SEA. NEXT WEEK, THE ARMY WILL BUILD A PONTOON BRIDGE - preview. -- THE CZAJKKA FAILURE IS CAUSING CONCERN IN BALTIC COUNTRIES, SUCH AS SWEDEN - Adrian Borecki. -- THE GOVERNMENT IS HELPING TO SOLVE THE PROBLEM - Borecki. -- RAFAŁ TRZASKOWSKI DOES NOT LIKE THE GOVERNMENT'S HELP - Borecki. -- TRZASKOWSKI WOULD PREFER THE GOVERNMENT TO FINANCE THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE ENTIRE EMERGENCY PIPELINE - Borecki. -- TRZASKOWSKI CONVENED AN EXTRAORDINARY CITY COUNCIL MEETING YESTERDAY. HOWEVER, HE HIMSELF DID NOT APPEAR AT IT - Borecki. -- POLITICAL ATTACK BY THE OPPOSITION ON POLICE OFFICERS - banner. -- POLITICAL MANIPULATION BY OPPOSITION POLITICIANS AND MEDIA SYMPATHETIC TO THEM - Konrad Wąż on the reaction to a police intervention in Jelenia Góra.