Investigators have made a decision regarding the death of a 45-year-old resident of Głogów, who died while in quarantine. The man will be tested for coronavirus. Further prosecutorial proceedings will depend on the test results.
Prosecutor Lidia Tkaczyszyn, press spokesperson for the District Prosecutor’s Office in Legnica:
We know that the man returned from Germany; we know that he reported his return to the sanitary authorities himself. The sanitary authorities issued a quarantine order, and the man was informed that the waiting time for a coronavirus test was up to seven days.
(Quoted after Polskie Radio Wrocław).
Let us recall. The incident occurred in Głogów. The 45-year-old returned from Germany to Poland before the borders were closed. He reported to the sanitary authorities that he had typical symptoms of the disease (fever, cough and shortness of breath), so he was placed under home quarantine.
Police officers checked every day whether the 45-year-old was violating quarantine, while MOPS employees did his shopping.
On Saturday, police officers were unable to contact the man from Głogów. The services forced their way into the man’s apartment. His body was found.
The 45-year-old did not manage to be tested—he simply did not live to take a coronavirus test. Today, the District Prosecutor’s Office in Legnica will decide whether to conduct an autopsy of the deceased.
“I believe that all people in quarantine should be tested immediately, but access to tests is difficult,” Głogów County head Jarosław Dudkowiak said over the weekend. “Let’s change our policy and carry out tests. The system failed here—we conduct too few tests and too late.”
In a statement, Voivode Jarosław Obremski said that Lower Silesia had a sufficient number of tests and that they were being carried out systematically.