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Poland steps up battle against COVID-19

15.10.2020 18:40
Tougher restrictions to battle COVID-19 will be introduced across Poland, with zones designated as red - those judged to have the highest level of infection risk - accounting for almost half the country, officials said on Thursday after a record daily rise in coronavirus cases.
Photo: Radio Poland
Photo: Radio Poland Julian Horodyski

Polish secondary schools and universities in "red" areas will have to switch to distance learning, Poland’s prime minister said.

The new restrictions were announced by Mateusz Morawiecki after Poland reported a record daily rise in coronavirus infections for the second consecutive day, confirming 8,099 new cases, the most since the pandemic hit the country in early March.

The death toll increased by 91, according to public health authorities.

A total of 149,903 people have tested positive for the coronavirus in Poland since the pandemic began, and 3,308 have died in connection with the COVID-19 respiratory disease so far, officials said earlier on Thursday.

(pk)

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