The baby named Amelka was delivered via caesarean section two weeks ago at the University Clinical Hospital in Wroclaw where the mother, who was unaware she had given birth, is now said to be recovering.
A second temporary hospital for COVID-19 patients will be constructed on the premises of a military base in the Warsaw suburb of Okecie, Defence Minister Mariusz Blaszczak said on Monday. The new hospital is to offer 250 beds, including 30 for intensive care patients.
A temporary hospital built at Warsaw's National Stadium should become operational on Wednesday and will be ready to receive its first patients.
Six-month-old Olivia had been receiving treatment in Dublin but specialists were unable to help the toddler who suffered from problems caused by an overgrown oesophagus, the tube that connects the throat with the stomach.
The majority of Poles support the idea of constructing emergency hospitals to help deal with the growing number of COVID-19 patients, according to an opinion poll.
Hundreds of people representing the hospitality industry, including restaurants owners, waiters and waitresses, protested on Saturday in Bialystok, northeastern Poland, against restrictions the government had implemented amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki has obliged large state-owned companies to build more temporary hospitals, Michal Dworczyk, head of the PM's Office, said on Friday.
Polish hospitals should have 31-32,000 beds available for COVID-19 patients by the end of next week, the prime minister said on Thursday.
Construction work on a COVID-19 hospital at Warsaw's National Stadium is very advanced, President Andrzej Duda said on Friday after visiting the site.
The Polish military would provide more than 1,000 beds for patients suffering from the coronavirus, Defence Minister Mariusz Błaszczak said on Twitter on Thursday after receiving reports from commanders in charge of military hospitals.
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