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Poland to check for presence of mutant virus next year

"Next year we will start research on the presence of a mutation of the (corona) virus in Poland, although it is not a mutation that causes more serious illness," said Wojciech Andrusiewicz. Leszek Szymański/PAP

Health authorities will start searching for a mutant variant of the SARS-CoV-2 virus next year, a health ministry spokesman announced on Wednesday.

COVID-19 detection rate in Poland growing - health ministry spokesman

The coronavirus detection rate in Poland is growing because tests are currently performed mainly on people with symptoms of the disease, Ministry of Health spokesman Wojciech Andrusiewicz said on Friday.

Poland will definitely buy COVID-19 vaccine - health ministry

Poland will definitely obtain a vaccine against COVID-19; the country has a great influence on negotiations and the purchase of a vaccine at the EU level, Health Ministry spokesman Wojciech Andrusiewicz said on Friday.

Students return to schools on Sept 1 - Health Min

The school year in Poland will start on September 1 as students will generally return to their classrooms, apart from exceptional cases where online teaching will be introduced, Health Ministry spokesperson Wojciech Andrusiewicz said on Friday.

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Farmer spends seven years lovingly restoring crumbling old Czartoryski palace after ‘feeling sorry’ for it

Passing the abandoned palace in Lower Silesian every day on his way to work, crop farmer Józef Żałobniak eventually decided to buy the place and turn it into a hotel spa saying: “I wanted to save it for other people to enjoy. That was my dream.”

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