Police imposed 12,600 fines for missing facemasks in public spaces at the weekend.

Police imposed 12,600 fines for missing facemasks in public spaces at the weekend.
The health minister encouraged parents to sign up their children as a “present” before Christmas.
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Grzegorz Makowski
The legislation would undermine important legal principles and potentially facilitate corruption.
The app has raised concerns over privacy.
Dariusz Kałan
Many artists warn that restrictions are unfair and theatres could die.
Only around half of Poles say they would use a vaccine if one became available.
The health minister has replaced what some doctors complained was an “obsolete” system.
Malta, Romania and Albania have been added to the list, but China and Russia are removed.
Some local authorities are seeking to keep their schools closed.
Romania and Malta are also set to be added to Poland’s flight ban list, but Russia and China are being removed.
But hospitalisations and deaths remain below their earlier peak.
Income has been revised down by 37 billion zloty, while expenditure is up by 73 billion zloty.
Allies say Szumowski has been the victim of unjust opposition “attacks”.
Research found that, despite masks being obligatory, up to one third of the public did not wear them.