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Seventh coronavirus patient dies in Poland

22.03.2020 21:30
Another two patients in Poland have died after contracting the coronavirus, bringing the country’s death toll to seven, with 634 confirmed infections in total, authorities said on Sunday.
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Among the latest deaths was that of a 43-year-old man in the city of Radom, south of Warsaw.

Private broadcaster TVN reported the man was a bus driver, and that officials were urging passengers who had travelled with him to urgently contact public health inspectors.

Another recent death was that of a 37-year-old woman in a hospital in the western city of Poznań. She had been suffering from underlying medical conditions.

The Polish health ministry said on Saturday evening that 1,047 people with suspected coronavirus infection were in hospitals nationwide, with a further 54,814 quarantined and 56,623 under epidemiological supervision.

On Saturday alone, 111 new infections were confirmed by the health ministry.

The first infection was confirmed by Polish authorities on March 4, while the country's first coronavirus fatality was announced on March 12.

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

International scheduled flights and passenger rail connections were suspended on March 15. The government is chartering special flights to help Poles abroad return home.

In another move to contain the spread of the Covid-19 epidemic, the government has decided to limit the operations of shopping malls and close all pubs, clubs and casinos.

Public gatherings of more than 50 people have been banned.

(pk)

Source: IAR