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COVID-19

Births hit record low during pandemic

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Poland's January birthrate fell to its lowest point in over ten years, a leading daily newspaper reported on Thursday.

Current restrictions to remain, new ones in Warmińsko-Mazurskie province

The government decided to tighten Covid-19 related restrictions in Warmińsko-Mazurskie province, the health minister said.

Polish scientists look into coronavirus mutations' effects

Scientists from a Polish hospital are investigating the impact of the SARS-CoV-2 virus mutations on the course and severity of infections.

Poland reports 12,146 new coronavirus infections

The number of Poland's confirmed coronavirus infections has grown since Tuesday by 12,146 new cases and reached 1,661,109, the Ministry of Health said on Wednesday.

Polish firms retain or raise workers’ wages during pandemic, study finds

The ‘Study of Polish Business’, commissioned by Kraków based accountancy firm inFakt, found that to ensure their post-pandemic 80 percent of small and micro-enterprises retained their current levels of pay, whilst just over one fifth of small firms decided to give pay-rises to their employees and 18 percent to increase their workforce.

New restrictions as Covid-19 infections break 10,000 barrier

The health minister has warned that new lockdown restrictions will come into force after the 10,000 barrier for new Covid-19 infections was broken.

Łódź pandemic initiative for elderly praised as ‘a model for the future’ by World Health Organisation

The city’s successful volunteer scheme to help older people affected by the pandemic has now been featured by the World Health Organization as a case study and future model of civic action for other world cities to follow.

Poland able to vaccinate 60-70 percent of adult population by autumn

Limited supplies of vaccines are restricting the vaccination rate in Poland, the health minister has said.

Poland reports 6,310 new coronavirus infections

The number of Poland's confirmed coronavirus infections has grown since Monday by 6,310 new cases and reached 1,648,962, the Ministry of Health said on Tuesday.

Report reveals digital learning issues in Polish education

The pandemic has revealed the growing problem of “hardware exclusion” in Polish households when it comes to digital learning, a report of the Polish Economic Institute (PIE) has shown.

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Top 5 articles:

  • Mayor offers reward to first couple to have a boy in village where only girls are born
  • It’s official! Kraków is the best place in Europe for food, says European Academy of Gastronomy
  • Poland in COVID-19 LOCKDOWN! PM orders bars, restaurants, shopping centres and borders closed - and cancels ALL flights
  • Villager finds stash of 17th-century coins after falling off his bike while looking for mushrooms
  • The systematic massacre of all children under 10 will forever be a stain on humanity, says TFN’s Stuart Dowell
Art & Culture

Tokarczuk teams up with illustrator Joanna Concejo for latest book described as ‘an experiment with form’

The picture book which was first published in Polish in 2017 as ‘Zagubiona dusza’ has now been translated into English under the title ‘The Lost Soul’.

The first report:

  • Polish PM voices a clear stance on EU strategic autonomy at EU summit
  • Polish ski-jumper takes gold in normal hill competition
  • Covid crisis is an economic opportunity for Poland, PM says
  • Opposition presents pandemic aid programme
  • Ruling Law and Justice continues to have highest voter support - poll

Exclusive

‘I grew up in death camp house’: Extraordinary story of women born in Auschwitz and who has lived there ever since

Once asked to draw the view from her bedroom window for homework, Anna Odi couldn’t decide whether to draw the crematorium or the gallows where Auschwitz commandant Rudolf Hoess was executed. She told TFN: “I think I am a hostage to the stories of people who experienced this hell. I am continuing what my parents started, to be a witness. Like my parents, I owe it to the victims.”

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