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Poland among 4 EU countries least hit by virus crisis: study

13.01.2021 07:40
Poland is among the four EU countries have whose economies suffered the least during the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a study.
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The report by the Polish Economic Institute said that Lithuania, Luxembourg and the Netherlands have weathered the coronavirus crisis the best.

Poland was named as no. 4 on the list.

Southern European countries like Greece, Spain and Croatia took the biggest hit from the crisis, the study concluded.

The report took into account indicators such as countries’ GDP and unemployment rate, and their level of imports and exports.

The Polish Prime Minister’s Office has said that some 6 million jobs have been saved throughout the country thanks to measures including a massive relief and stimulus package that aims to shield the economy from the coronavirus.

Poland on Tuesday reported 5,569 COVID-19 infections and 326 more deaths, bringing its total number of cases to 1,395,779 and fatalities to 31,593.

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Source: IAR/PAP

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