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Value of Polish goods and services for UN tops USD 71 million

The value of Polish goods delivered to the UN reached USD 50 million. Public domain

Poland provided goods and services to the United Nations for a record value of USD 71.71 million last year, against USD 4.86 million in 2021, Polish development ministry has announced.

Special restrictions for travellers from China unjustified - minister

Poland will not impose special Covid restrictions on people travelling from China, with the health minister saying there was no justification for their introduction.

Saudi Arabia donates USD 10 mln to aid Ukrainians in Poland

Saudi Arabia has granted USD 10 million to aid Ukrainian war refugees in Poland, the Saudi embassy in Warsaw said on Monday.

Current coronavirus wave slowing down in Poland

Poland has started to see a slowdown in the current coronavirus wave, a deputy health minister said on Monday.

Half million refugees from Ukraine facing mental health issues says WHO

About 500,000 refugees who have fled to Poland to escape the Russian invasion of Ukraine need support for mental health disorders, and 30,000 have serious mental health problems, the World Health Organisation representative in Poland has said.

PAP announces fake news hunting competition

Internet users in Poland will be able to test their fake news hunting skills in a special competition to be held under the auspices of the Polish Press Agency and the government's GovTech Polska new technology programme for the public sector.

Virus-battling scientist named one of Time magazine’s 100 most influential people of 2021

Dr. Lidia Morawska was listed in the ‘innovators’ section of Time’s list for “recognizing the importance of aerosol transmission and marshalling the data that would convince the World Health Organization and other authoritative bodies to do the same.”

Doc comes up with ground-breaking method for diagnosing diabetes via a patient’s breath

With the new method, the patient could be asked to simply exhale and will know the result in under a minute.

Number of deaths in 2020 highest in last several decades

The number of deaths in 2020 exceeded the average annual level from the last 50 years by over 100,000 while the death rate per 100,000 people reached the highest level since 1951, Poland's statistical office has said.

‘Futuristic children’s playground’ is first in the world to use air-purifying algae

The interactive playground at Warsaw’s Copernicus Science Centre is stimulated by children playing which sets off the bioreactors and directly contributes to air purification.

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