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Poland extends mask requirement in hospitals till end of April

Poland scrapped the requirement to wear masks indoors in March last year, but maintained the restriction in the case of hospitals, clinics and pharmacies. Wojtek Jargiło/PAP

Poles will have to wear masks in hospitals, clinics and pharmacies until the end of April owing to epidemic restrictions, according to a draft government regulation.

Some 120 Polish hospitals ready to receive wounded from Ukraine

Around 120 hospitals in Poland have declared assistance to the wounded from Ukraine, offering a total of 7,000 beds, a deputy health minister said on Saturday.

PM presents details of new Medical Fund

A new Medical Fund to be launched by the Polish government is composed of four pillars, the prime minister explained on Wednesday, with sub-funds for modernisation of healthcare facilities, development of preventive medicine, strategic infrastructure and a therapeutic and innovation sub-fund.

Poland plans to increase Covid beds in line with rising infection rate

The number of hospital beds available in Poland for Covid-19 patients will be "systematically increased" and patients whose lives are in danger will not be moved to other facilities, a deputy health minister said on Tuesday.

Poland reports 1,527 new coronavirus cases on Sunday, 5 deaths

Poland recorded 1,527 new confirmed coronavirus cases and five deaths over the past 24 hours to Sunday morning, against 2,012 cases reported on Saturday, data released by the Health Ministry shows.

Poland reports 2,012 new coronavirus cases on Saturday, 29 deaths

Poland recorded 2,012 new confirmed coronavirus cases and 29 deaths over the past 24 hours to Saturday morning, against 1,895 cases reported on Friday, data released by the Health Ministry shows.

Poland earmarks over EUR 1.5 bln for upgrading hospitals

The Polish government will invest PLN 7 billion (EUR 1.54 bln) in improving the country's hospitals, Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki said on Tuesday.

New Deal to raise health spending, hike tax-free quota

A New Deal plan for Poland in the post-pandemic period foresees more health spending and a bigger tax-free quota, Poland's ruling party Law and Justice (PiS) said at the plan's presentation on Saturday.

Number of elderly Covid patients in hospitals down 30 pct - ministry

Around 30 percent fewer of elderly Covid-19 patients are arriving in Poland's hospitals, the health ministry spokesman said on Friday, attributing the drop to the effect of vaccinations.

Poland to allocate more funds for oncology hospitals

Poland is to increase funding to cancer hospitals by 3 percent, the head of the National Health Fund (NFZ) said on Wednesday.

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How Warsaw was rebuilt using mountains of post-war rubble illustrated in fascinating new exhibition

The story, which is being told in the 70th year since rebuilding was officially completed, is an important one as perhaps no other city in history has had to handle, process and use as much rubble as Warsaw did in the late 1940s and early 1950s.

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