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Over 931,000 samples tested for coronavirus in Poland

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A total of 931,520 samples have so far been tested for coronavirus in Polish laboratories, while the number of confirmed coronavirus cases in Poland has increased to 23,987, the Polish Ministry of Health said on Monday.

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