The government has announced a “national quarantine”, with hotels, shopping centres and ski slopes closed.
Year: 2020
85% of Poland’s eastern migrant workers not going to homeland for Christmas
The most common reason for remaining in Poland over the holidays was to work.
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Standoff between authorities and anarchists occupying “Pandemic” squat in Polish city
Anarchists occupied the empty building in protest against a lack of housing, but the authorities say it is in a dangerous state of disrepair.
Gym declares itself a church to avoid closure under Poland’s coronavirus restrictions
It will also function as a shop allowing customers to “test” sports equipment for a fee.
Polish farmers back EU ban on vegetarian “burger” and “sausage” labelling
“The fate of our common heritage is at stake,” say farmers ahead of a European Parliament vote.
Warsaw tram driver attacked after asking passengers to wear masks, leaving her with broken leg
Police have detained the suspect
Polish hospitals struggle with Covid surge while government shifts blame onto doctors
Recordings of paramedics in Warsaw reveal how hospitals are turning away patients
New coronavirus restrictions in Poland make restaurants close at 9pm and high schools move online
Gyms and pools will also close.
Roman Polański honours Polish family who saved him from the Holocaust
“She provided me with shelter, putting her own life and that of her family in danger,” said the director.
Amazon hiring 12,000 workers in Poland this year amid rumoured launch of Polish platform
The e-commerce giant employs 18,000 people in Poland, mostly in its nine distribution centres.
Communist-era skyscraper completed in Kraków after 45 years
The building, long nicknamed “Skeletor”, is now the city’s tallest by roof height.
Three Polish bishops test positive for Covid after unmasked, non-distanced group photo
The Catholic episcopate has faced criticism over the image.
State-owned firms should buy media outlets “wherever possible”, says Polish minister
A state oil firm is in talks to buy a large number of newspapers from their German owner.
Dangerous levels of air pollution in Polish children’s bodies, finds study
Their levels of black carbon were five times higher than children in France.
