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Polish postal service suspends deliveries abroad

16.03.2020 08:30
Poland’s state-run postal service Poczta Polska has announced it will not be accepting foreign-bound consignments due to the suspension of air transport prompted by the coronavirus threat.
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A total of 125 people have tested positive for the coronavirus in Poland while three have died, the health ministry said late on Sunday.

The country’s first coronavirus fatality was announced on Thursday.

Poland has declared a state of "epidemic emergency" and has temporarily closed its borders to non-residents in a move to curb the spread of the illness.

The first case of coronavirus infection was confirmed by Polish authorities on March 4.

International passenger air and rail connections were suspended on Sunday, though the government is chartering special flights to help its citizens return home.

(aba/pk)

Source: IAR