Soldiers from the country’s Territorial Defence Force (WOT) will be deployed to ensure health and safety for schoolchildren during scouting camps and various other recreational activities this summer, Defence Minister Mariusz Błaszczak announced on Monday.
Thanks to soldiers, children will be kept "completely safe" during the summer vacations, Błaszczak told reporters.
Territorial Defence Force commander Gen. Wiesław Kukuła said assistance from soldiers would include training and logistics and medical support, including “the decontamination of leisure infrastructures and means of transportation.”
Poland's Defence Minister Mariusz Błaszczak (left) and Territorial Defence Force commander Gen. Wiesław Kukuła (right) attend a news conference in Zegrze near Warsaw on Monday. Photo: PAP/Tomasz Gzell
The summer break in Polish schools starts on June 26.
Amid the COVID-19 epidemic, Poland’s territorial defence force has been deployed to provide support in facilities including nursing homes and drive-through testing sites, according to officials.
Photo: PAP/Tytus Żmijewski
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Source: IAR, TVP Info