The Health Ministry revealed the number of cases was now above 100,000 on Twitter Sunday morning as infection rates across the country continue to spike.

Recent days have seen record numbers of new cases and an increasing number of areas placed under enhanced restrictions, including all of Tricity and much of the surrounding area. The weekend also saw the UK reimpose quarantine requirements on arrivals from Poland.

However, infection rates in Poland remain below those of most neighbours and cases within Poland have been clustered around hot-spots.

Globally, 35 million cases are now reported, though the true figure is likely much higher due to unreported cases.

In the United States, President Donald Trump has made his first public appearance since being admitted to hospital last week.

Mr Trump, who is currently hospitalised after contracting Covid-19, briefly left the Walter Reed Medical Center on Sunday to visit supporters outside. From his presidential limo, the president waved to well-wishers and could be seen wearing a face-mask.

However, Doctor James Philips, who works at the hospital, criticised the move, pointing out that the air-tight armoured car was a prime setting for the virus to spread, adding that those also in the car should now quarantine.

In an update yesterday, the president’s medical team reiterated that he was doing well and could be discharged as early as today. But it also emerged that Mr Trump’s condition was initially worse than had been revealed, with the president briefly being given oxygen to assist his breathing.

In Pakistan, a rescue team is returning to a remote mountain this week in an attempt to recover the body of a Polish climber who died there last week.

According to local reports, Michal Ilczuk and his partner Jakob Bogdanski had been attempting to reach the 6,200-meter summit of Dhi Sar in the Gilgit-Baltistan region of northern Pakistan.

It’s reported that on Friday the pair became stuck at an altitude of 5,800 meters amidst harsh weather. At some point, Ilczuk fell and sustained serious injuries from which he later died.

His partner, Bogdanski, was able to call for help and was rescued by a Pakistani team flown in by helicopter. Bogdanski is reported to have no injuries.

Gdansk will this week host two Polish international football matches.

First, on Wednesday, Poland will play a friendly game with Baltic neighbours Finland. Then on Sunday, a more competitive Nations League game against Italy. Both matches are being held at the Energa Stadium.

As always in 2020, the games will be played in accordance with social distancing rules and only 25% of seats will be available for fans.

Tickets for the Finland game are on sale today and start at just 70zl but are likely to sell out fast. Tickets for Poland v Italy are available from Wednesday.

Weather

A very mixed outlook for Monday with sunny spells going into this afternoon but showers possible in some parts. Clouding over as we go into the evening with a good chance of some rain later on and overnight.

Temperatures today reaching up to 19C in the sunshine, that’s 66F. A cooler and most steady picture tomorrow with more sunshine and temperatures set to fall steadily over the coming days.

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