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The largest daily increase in COVID-19 cases in Poland was recorded last Saturday, when the infection was confirmed in 9,622 people.
The total number of people infected with the coronavirus in the country has risen to 183,248 since the epidemic began in March, of which 3,614 have died, authorities said.
On Monday morning, 8,375 patients with coronavirus infection were treated in the country’s hospitals, of which 672 required artificial lung ventilation.
A total of 94,014 people, including 1,363, have recovered from COVID-19 in Poland to date, according to the Ministry of Health.
New restrictions have been in place since Saturday in Warsaw and other major cities (Gdansk, Gdynia, Krakow, Poznan, Łódź), now included in the “red” zone, the government said.
In these areas, all schools will be closed and will transition to distance education.
Restaurants must close at 9 pm local time; Wedding parties will be banned and stricter restrictions will be placed on the number of people allowed in shops, public transport and services.
From Thursday in Polish stores from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. local time is reserved for people over 60 years old.
The country has also introduced a mandatory requirement to wear masks in public places.
Poland to establish temporary hospital for COVID-19 patients at National Stadium in Warsaw
Poland will set up a temporary hospital in the National Stadium in Warsaw to treat COVID-19 patients, a government official said on Monday.
“We would like the first 500 patient beds to be available by the end of this week,” Michal Dworczyk, head of the Prime Minister’s Office, told Radio Zet.
According to the official, the hospital, which will be located in the stadium’s conference space, will have about 50 intensive care beds.
It will employ local medical personnel, personnel from outside Warsaw, a territorial defense force and a fire service, the official said.
“I’m sure we will find staff,” Dworczyk said.
He also said that preparations for the installation of temporary hospitals are underway in several other regions of the country.
In Poland, there has been a significant increase in new COVID-19 cases in recent weeks. About 9.6 thousand were announced on Saturday. new cases, and more than 8.5 thousand were detected on Sunday. diseases.
There is growing concern in the country about the ability of the health care system to receive an increasing number of COVID-19 patients in need of hospitalization and intensive care. Some hospitals are reported to be running out of staff.
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