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Polish PM says Russia completely isolated

"This summit confirmed that Russia is fully isolated and it is not only isolation from EU countries, but also from other countries some of which border Russia directly," Morawiecki said. Radek Pietruszka/PAP

Poland's prime minister has said Russia is totally isolated not only by EU member states, but by all that have condemned its aggression against Ukraine.

Suspected monkeypox patients sent to hospital says official

Anybody suspected of being infected with monkeypox will be sent to hospital and isolated, a health ministry spokesman has told PAP.

Ministry cuts isolation for Covid patients

The isolation period for people with Covid-19 and those found to be carrying the virus will be shortened from 10 to seven days starting from February 15, the health ministry said on Tuesday.

Poland changes approach to dealing with epidemic - health minister

Health Minister Adam Niedzielski on Thursday announced a change in the approach towards COVID-19, from the spring defence against a pandemic to a "flexible risk management" in the fall.

Recorded delivery: postcards from artists document life under lockdown

The project run by Warsaw’s fine art academy provides a unique insight into how people have coped with the pandemic.

Lockdown and isolation: the summer a Polish city defeated an outbreak of one of the world’s deadliest diseases

TFN takes a look at back at a previous epidemic Poland had to face, and how smallpox was contained.

Poland introduces tougher penalties for breaking quarantine rules

People under the mandatory 14-day quarantine period who break the isolation rules will face a fine of PLN 30,000 (EUR 6,624) the prime minister announced on Friday evening. The penalty has been raised six-fold in a bid to contain the coronavirus epidemic.

Returning Poles face self-isolation as tough new border rules kick in

Foreigners will also be prohibited from entering as Poland tries to reduce the number of coronavirus infections.

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Over 25 ‘priceless’ engravings return to Gdańsk after they were feared lost forever

Dating from between the 16th and 19th century, the director of the National Museum in Gdańsk described the collection as being ‘entwined with the museum’s DNA’. He said: “It is with this collection that the whole institution began.”

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Rzeszów scientists develop phone battery that charges in eight minutes and lasts 68 YEARS!

Produced by The Batteries, the new technology has already been dubbed “a game changer” by the industry press, with the firm hoping to begin large-scale production once work on their “pilot factory” is finished.

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