Polish president, gov't to confer on steps to stem virus

Polish government ministers are scheduled to gather remotely for a special meeting with President Andrzej Duda on Friday to discuss steps to tackle the country's coronavirus outbreak amid a third wave of the pandemic.

The Polish Presidential Palace in Warsaw.

Photo: PAP/Radek Pietruszka

The meeting, known as a Cabinet Council, is due to begin at 11:00 a.m., public broadcaster Polish Radio’s IAR news agency reported.

Presidential spokesman Błażej Spychalski said ahead of the virtual gathering that the key focus would be on planned new measures and "a further strategy" to fight COVID-19 as the country grapples with a new wave of infections.

The Cabinet Council meeting was convened after Poland this week extended its latest round of COVID-19 restrictions until at least April 18.

Poland on Thursday reported 27,887 fresh COVID-19 infections and a record 954 new deaths linked to the coronavirus.

A total of 2,499,507 people have tested positive for the coronavirus in Poland since the pandemic began, and 56,659 have died in connection with the COVID-19 respiratory disease so far, public health officials announced.

(gs/pk)

Source: IAR, PAP