Polish PM says lockdown not on the cards

Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki confirmed the government is not considering a lockdown amid a growing number of Covid-19 infections in Poland.

Poland's Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki speaking at a press conference held in a temporary hospital set up in Wrocław, the largest city in the historical region of Silesia, southwestern Poland, on 6 November, 2021.

Photo: PAP/Maciej Kulczyński

The government is trying to "balance" its response to the coronavirus pandemic by securing more hospital beds and ensuring unlimited access to vaccination, the official said during a visit to a temporary hospital set up in Wrocław, southwestern Poland.

"Today, we are weighing up various types of mechanisms that may reduce the virus’s transmission, but we are not considering a lockdown," Poland’s Prime Minister said.

On Sunday, the Polish health ministry said that only 3 percent of more than 41,000 Covid-19 deaths were in fully vaccinated people.

📊 Wśród wszystkich zgonów osób zakażonych #koronawirus 3,01% stanowiły osoby zaszczepione. Zgony nie są związane ze szczepieniem.

*Zgony osób zakażonych #koronawirus po upływie 14 dni od pełnego zaszczepienia. pic.twitter.com/6M77zAklKM

— Ministerstwo Zdrowia (@MZ_GOV_PL) November 5, 2021

On Saturday, Poland reported 15,190 new coronavirus infections and 186 more deaths related to Covid-19.

Source: PAP, IAR

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