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Pandemic means you have to change your habits, PM tells Poles

06.04.2020 00:23
Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki has told his countrymen that the coronavirus pandemic means they have to change their habits.
PM Mateusz Morawiecki, in a transmission of parliamentary proceedings last week
PM Mateusz Morawiecki, in a transmission of parliamentary proceedings last week Photo: PAP/Wojciech Olkuśnik

"The COVID-19 pandemic requires all of us to change our living habits. In this situation, it is important not only to follow sanitary procedures, but also to remind each other about changed rules of conduct, such as in terms of hygiene,” Morawiecki wrote on Sunday on Facebook.

He added: “This is simply about taking care of our loved ones.”

Along with his message Morawiecki posted a short video that is part of an official health campaign.

The clip shows an adult son visiting his father and explaining what to do to stay safe amid the pandemic.

Health and government officials have urged Poles to stay home and practice social distancing, while public gatherings of more than two people have been banned.

The government last Tuesday announced tough new restrictions on daily life, banning children under 18 from leaving home unless supervised by an adult, closing parks and beaches, and ordering most hotels to shut. 

A total of 4,102 people have tested positive for the COVID-19 disease in Poland, with 94 deaths from the coronavirus so far, officials said on Sunday.

(pk/gs)

Source: PAP