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Two more years for Duda? Deputy PM Gowin proposes constitutional amendments, opposition strongly against
We stand before our own conscience, before history, before the nation. Faced with an ultimate choice between life and death - Deputy Prime Minister Jarosław Gowin said on Friday. The Leader of the...
04-04-2020 15:20 -
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With doctors and nurses being 17% of all tested positive hospitals are increasingly dangerous
Doctors and nurses are a sixth of over 3,000 people who were tested positive for coronavirus in Poland. They pick it from the sick ones and spread it to other patients and amongst the medical staff....
04-04-2020 15:12 -
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Biedronka and Lidl stores in Warsaw will be open 24/7
Biedronka stores in Warsaw extended their opening hours until midnight, and from Tuesday, April 7, they will start the 24-hour/7 work. Twelve Lidl stores will also work 24 hours a day. Working hours...
03-04-2020 19:05 -
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The government is tightening its rules on coronavirus testing
From April 1st, no patient suspected of coronavirus may be examined without prior approval from the sanitary inspectorate. Tests will no longer be provided to every person who had contact with...
03-04-2020 13:31 -
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Faced with the pandemic, expats stay in Poland but are reluctant to make plans [REPORTAGE]
"I will stay in Poland and save my company". Amid uncertainty over health and economic downturn, expats living in Poland are trying to keep their footing.
02-04-2020 22:00 -
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Up to 2 million employees expected to lose their jobs
The last day of March brought an avalanche of layoffs. The situation is likely to get even worse in the upcoming months.
02-04-2020 19:05 -
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Coronavirus fines: Leaving home without 'valid purpose' could cost 30,000 PLN
Poland introduced on Wednesday new enforcement measures in its fight against the coronavirus. Exhibiting "poor judgement" by going for a walk could even result in a penalty of up to 90,000 PLN, a...
02-04-2020 17:58 -
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I risk my life every time I visit patients. I want to know it's worth it
I've been working in the emergency department for the last 30 years. I have been the manager of the rescue team for 12 years. I drive an ambulance with my husband, who is a paramedic. I have seen...
01-04-2020 19:36 -
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Hidden figure of coronavirus victims in Poland. More have died than government admits
Patients infected with coronavirus are dying without being included in official statistics. Why are some deaths not counted as Covid-19 victims?
01-04-2020 10:53 -
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Minister of Health: We expect a very rapid increase in the number of cases in the coming week
- We will be entering a phase of sharp increase in COVID-19 incidence - said the Minister of Health Łukasz Szumowski at a Monday press conference. He also hinted that he considered the current...
31-03-2020 18:56 -
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Prime Minister Morawiecki: further restrictions effective tomorrow
Today Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki and Minister of Health Łukasz Szumowski introduced new sanitary restrictions.
31-03-2020 15:35 -
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The 'anti-crisis shield' has been approved by Senat
The Senate also rejected the amendments to the Electoral Code and modifications the Social Dialogue Council.
31-03-2020 14:24 -
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"Europe follows down the Italian path"- Prof. Lipniacki, author of the mathematical model of epidemic development
- We cannot expect the pandemic to go down the Chinese path without taking equally drastic measures as China did. Expecting otherwise strikes me as magical thinking on our part. But still, I hold on...
30-03-2020 19:17 -
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Those who have died during home quarantine are not tested for coronavirus
Although the decision increases the official number of victims, Italy decided to test deceased patients for Covid-19. In Poland, Sanepid claims that asking for the cause of death is nothing but...
30-03-2020 18:21 -
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Govenment expects steep recession with 'second quarter GDP to contract by 10 per cent'
The government ceased to pretend that it has the economy under control. The head of the Polish Fund for Development said that he expects a recession of over 10 per cent followed by a long recovery.
30-03-2020 14:51 -
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Polish 'anti-crisis shield' is worth as much as an umbrella during a bombardment [OPINION]
While the governments all around the globe deploy unprecedented measures to tackle the economic fallout of the Covid-19 pandemic, the Polish ruling party appears incapable to even comprehend the...
30-03-2020 14:02 -
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Kidawa-Błońska calls voters to boycott presidential election scheduled for May 10
'Allowing the presidential election would be a mere crime. One cannot endanger people's lives and we all must abide this rule', says the open letter penned by Małgorzata Kidawa Błońska, the Civic...
29-03-2020 20:24 -
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'Anti-crisis shield' accepted by Sejm as employers brand it 'a firecracker display for the public'
The government claims it's supporting the economy with a package worth PLN 212 bn but fails to mention that it consists of government-backed loans mostly instead of new spending.
29-03-2020 16:54 -
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President Duda: The presidential election on May 10 might need to be postponed
- If the epidemic continues to rage on in May, the date of the presidential election will have to be changed - President Andrzej Duda announced on TVP on Saturday evening.
29-03-2020 14:15 -
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'Business is in a freefall but I fear political effects of this crisis more', says coffee chain owner Adam Ringer
Above all else, I fear the political consequences of this crisis. The previous one, from 2008, led to the flourishing of populism. And that crisis was just a breeze compared to the current one.
29-03-2020 14:00 -
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Under the cover of darkness, Law and Justice changes the Electoral Code as part of its economic stimulus bill
Voting-by-mail for all people in quarantine or isolation and for those over 60 years of age - such a provision to the Act amending the Election Code was introduced in the Law and Justice "anti-crisis...
28-03-2020 20:38 -
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Help us save 300,000 jobs
"Send some support" - this is the name for the initiative which helps hairdressers, beauty salons' owners or physiotherapists. Together with readers, we can save the companies of those who lost their...
28-03-2020 20:28 -
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The government does not include deaths of those on home quarantine into the official statistics
"I have no doubt that there are more victims of the coronavirus than the government statistics say," says a forensic doctor.
26-03-2020 16:35 -
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Deputy Minister Kraska: I don't know how many coronavirus cases we have right now
In a few weeks we will know whether over 10 thousand hospital beds are enough - said Waldemar Kraska, Deputy Minister of Health. And he assures: - We have not underestimated the epidemic, we had and...
26-03-2020 15:18 -
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Horrors of 'collective quarantine' facilities
Just a few days ago, because of the lack of free ambulances, a friend had to take a cab home from the airport. In order not to frighten the driver he did not tell him that he was in quarantine.
25-03-2020 13:40 -
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Presidential election to still take place in May?
- Holding the presidential election on May 10 may contribute to increasing the threat to health and life of all of us - The Batory Foundation warned in an appeal to the authorities to postpone the...
24-03-2020 20:36 -
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COVID-19. What to do when you feel sick?
Important: in all cases, first call by phone. Do not go to the offices of family doctors, clinics (public or private), do not report to the SOR (hospital emergency department) or to night and holiday...
24-03-2020 20:26 -
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Coronavirus suspends courts. Ministry of Justice: no scheduled hearings and meetings in April
The Ministry of Justice recommended court presidents not to set hearings and court meetings in April. The courts are also to stop sending letters so that the deadlines for appealing do not run.
24-03-2020 20:14 -
There is no freedom without solidarity
