BREAKING: Poland brings in tighter rules in battle against coronavirus

Poland on Tuesday announced tough new restrictions as it battles a coronavirus epidemic, closing parks and beaches, ordering hotels and cosmetic salons to shut, and introducing stricter quarantine rules.

Photo: Radio Poland

Julian Horodyski

Children under 18 will be banned from leaving home unless supervised by an adult.

Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki said after a meeting of a government crisis management team: "We want to avoid at all cost what happened to our partners in Western Europe."

In stores, no more than three people will be able to queue at any one cash register. Citizens except parents have been told to keep a two-metre gap from others when outdoors.

A total of 2,132 people have tested positive for the COVID-19 disease in Poland, with 31 deaths from the coronavirus so far, officials said on Tuesday morning.

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Children under 18 will be banned from leaving home unless supervised by an adult.

Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki said after a meeting of a government crisis management team: "We want to avoid at all cost what happened to our partners in Western Europe."

In stores, no more than three people will be able to queue at any one cash register. Citizens except parents have been told to keep a two-metre gap from others when outdoors.

A total of 2,132 people have tested positive for the COVID-19 disease in Poland, with 31 deaths from the coronavirus so far, officials said on Tuesday morning.

(pk)

More to follow