The number of worldwide deaths attributed to Coronavirus reached 100,000 yesterday as the number of cases globally reached 1.6 million.
In the US, cases are rising the fastest and the US has around 30% of all infections. In Poland the government has mandated that poles will be required to cover their nose and mouth in public from next Thursday and in some Polish cities vending machines have been installed that dispense masks. There are two machines in Warsaw and five in Kraków selling masks for nearly 9 złoty each and there are plans to install many more across other Polish cities.
Yesterday marked the 10th anniversary since the fatal crash of a Polish presidential plane in Russia as Poland remembered the tragedy and dignitaries paid their respects.
During a televised address, the Polish head of state, Andrzej Duda said that the Smolensk air crash was the “biggest tragedy in the post-war history of Poland,” He was speaking yesterday evening after a day which saw Poland’s top officials marking exactly a decade since a plane carrying the country’s then-president, Lech Kaczyński, his wife and 94 others, including top political and military figures, went down near Smolensk, western Russia. All aboard were killed in the crash.
The world’s largest cargo airplane is set to bring 400 tonnes of coronavirus protective gear to Poland next week purchased by the Polish state owned firms Lotos and KGHM.
The mammoth Antonov An-225 plane will bring up to 7 million face masks, several hundred thousand medical gowns and several hundred thousand protective helmets. The six-engine 84-metre-long plane is scheduled to land in Warsaw on Tuesday next week.
And finally, a homeless charity in the three cities has teamed up with students of psychology at the University of Gdańsk to provide coronavirus support and information to homeless people in the city.
The St Brother Albert association which has been helping the homeless of the city for almost 40 years has prepared leaflets for the homeless who are unable to access the latest information and so cannot hope to comply with the new regulations. A group of psychology students of the University of Gdańsk helped to distribute the leaflets around the Tri-City.
Weather
Today will be another sunny day with gentles breezes and temperatures will reach around 12 degrees centigrade (54 degrees Fahrenheit) during the day, dropping to 3 degrees overnight. It will remain sunny on Sunday and temperatures will reach a very pleasant 19 degrees centigrade. The early week will see cloudy conditions and lower temperatures.
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