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Poland fears COVID-19 spike as Delta variant spreads

20.07.2021 14:45
Poland's health ministry has warned that the number of COVID-19 infections in the country could rise in the coming weeks as the Delta variant of the coronavirus begins to spread more quickly.
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Polish health ministry spokesman Wojciech Andrusiewicz.
Polish health ministry spokesman Wojciech Andrusiewicz.Photo: PAP/Wojtek Jargiło

After weeks of low infection rates, Poland faces growing numbers of new coronavirus cases as the Delta variant gains ground, the health ministry said.

Its spokesman Wojciech Andrusiewicz has told reporters that the Delta variant is becoming more prevalent and at present accounts for 46 percent of infections in Poland.

Radio Poland's Agnieszka Bielawska has the story.

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