Abstract：
The COVID-19 pandemic has seriously affected many world regions\' societies and economies. The pandemic and the restrictions introduced in response to it have impacted social behaviour and the operation of businesses in various ways. The present study aimed to verify the impact of information on the COVID-19 outbreak in Poland on the frequency with which residents of Rybnik and the surrounding areas chose to stay in their houses or apartments, as well as the functioning of businesses. The originality of the study lies in the use of mediation modelling, in which the following were used as variables describing the epidemic in Poland: new cases of SARS-CoV-2 infection in Poland; the number of deaths caused by SARS-CoV-2 infection in Poland; and the number of people quarantined due to the COVID-19 epidemic in Poland. On the other hand, data on tap water consumption were used as variables describing the frequency with which residents of Rybnik and the surrounding areas chose to stay in their houses or apartments, the operation of businesses in and around the city, and the operation of government and local government institutions. The study\'s conclusions confirm that publicly available information about the COVID-19 outbreak in Poland affected the frequency of residents of Rybnik and the surrounding areas staying in their houses or apartments as well as the functioning of businesses in Rybnik and the surrounding areas. The increasing number of people who died due to SARS-CoV-2 infection was associated with the limited functioning of government and local government institutions in and around Rybnik, which contributed to restrictions on the functioning of service industry companies in the city and surrounding areas.
摘要：
COVID-19大流行严重影响了世界许多地区的社会和经济。大流行和为应对大流行而引入的限制以各种方式影响了社会行为和企业的运营。本研究旨在验证有关波兰COVID-19爆发的信息对Rybnik及其周边地区居民选择留在房屋或公寓的频率的影响，以及企业的运作。这项研究的独创性在于调解建模的使用，其中以下数据被用作描述波兰疫情的变量：波兰SARS-CoV-2感染的新病例；波兰SARS-CoV-2感染导致的死亡人数；波兰因COVID-19疫情而被隔离的人数。另一方面,自来水消耗的数据被用作变量，描述Rybnik和周边地区居民选择留在房屋或公寓的频率，城市及其周围地区的企业运营，以及政府和地方政府机构的运作。该研究的结论证实，有关波兰COVID-19爆发的公开信息影响了Rybnik及周边地区居民住在房屋或公寓中的频率，以及Rybnik及周边地区企业的运作。因SARS-CoV-2感染而死亡的人数越来越多，这与Rybnik及其周边地区的政府和地方政府机构的运作有限有关，这导致了对该市及周边地区服务业公司运作的限制。
