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Virus reproduction rate growing in Poland, deputy minister says

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The coronavirus reproduction rate, or the R number, has exceeded 1 in Poland, meaning that one infected person can pass the virus to more than one healthy person, a deputy minister has said.

Covid-19 reproduction "R" number for Poland around 1 - health minister

The SARS-CoV-virus reproduction "R" number for Poland is fluctuating at around 1, which means that one carrier infects one person, health minister said on Tuesday.

Rural Murals: Artists transform rusty old bus stops into stunning works of art

The brainchild of artist Barbara Gortat from Fundacja Tu Brzoza, the ‘Folk Stops’ project transforms village bus stops into colourful galleries of art with reproductions of famous paintings from the Young Poland art movement.

Huge Matejko reproduction with ‘modern twist’ appears on Paris street corner

The 6 m wide by 3.5 m high painting in the city’s Rue de Montmorency, shows street artist Pascal Boyart’s "Pensées du bouffon rouge" (Thoughts of the red jester) which he calls a “reprise” of Matejko’s famous Stańczyk painting “with a few additions from our time”.

The Art of the matter: Witty reproductions of classic paintings show police enforcing COVID-19 lockdown

A well-known Gdańsk-born artist has seen his popularity surge further after modifying classic works of art to feature Polish police officers enforcing lockdown laws and writing out fines.

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