ABSTRACT
The main aim of the chapter is to illustrate synthetically the response of municipal self-government administrations in Poland to the threats and challenges caused by the spread of the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus. The key role is played by obtaining answers to the questions about: (1) the importance of the relationship between the government administration and municipal self-government administration for the counteracting the pandemic and post-pandemic crisis, and (2) the impact of the current position of municipal self-government in the administrative structure of the state on the implementation of multi-sectoral activities in both the pandemic and post-pandemic periods. In order to achieve the chapter's aim, the author analyzes the conditions and mechanisms of the actions of self-government administrations of the biggest Polish cities, while taking into account the division into two periods in question.
