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Three new coronavirus cases in Poland, total now 25: health ministry

11.03.2020 10:00
Three new cases of coronavirus infection were confirmed in Poland on Wednesday morning, bringing the country’s total to 25.
A health worker disinfects a bus station in Warsaw amid efforts to curb the spread of the SARS-CoV-2 virus.
A health worker disinfects a bus station in Warsaw amid efforts to curb the spread of the SARS-CoV-2 virus.Photo: PAP/Wojciech Okluśnik

The latest cases are a young man from Warsaw, a woman from Łańcut in the country’s southeastern Podkarpackie province, and a woman from the eastern city of Lublin, the health ministry said in a tweet.

Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki on Tuesday announced that all large public gatherings would be banned across the country in a stepped-up effort to prevent the spread of the new SARS-CoV-2 virus.

President Andrzej Duda later that day appealed in a televised address for people not to panic but act responsibly as infections rise.

Poland’s government has allocated around PLN 470 million (EUR 110 million, USD 123 million) in extra funds to fight the spread of the coronavirus, according to the country’s finance minister.

Poland’s bitterly divided government and opposition put their differences aside to brainstorm ways to contain the spread of the virus at a security summit convened by the country’s president on Tuesday.

Under special rules that came into force in Poland at the start of this month, people suffering from or suspected to have an infectious disease can be ordered to undergo treatment in hospitals.

Under the new rules, employers can instruct employees to work from home.

The first case of coronavirus infection was reported in Poland last Wednesday.

The new SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus, which causes a disease known as Covid-19, was first reported in Wuhan, China. It has now spread to at least 115 countries.

The most common symptoms of the illness are fever, coughing, difficulty in breathing, muscle pain and fatigue.

(gs/pk)

Source: IAR