The Polish health minister has announced that Poles will have to wear masks or scarves covering their nose and mouth when out in public from next Thursday. The minister said the move was aimed to help those around us, rather than ourselves.
He told reporters that the COVID-19 disease was spreading in Poland, and some people who were infected showed no symptoms. Poland’s prime minister, Mateusz Morawiecki, also announced that a swathe of restrictions on daily life were being extended until at least April 19th in order to continue the fight against the epidemic in Poland.
Poland’s Development Minister Jadwiga Emilewicz will take on an additional role as deputy prime minister after she was appointed by the president at the request of the prime minister yesterday.
The World Bank has said that it expects Polish GDP growth this year to slow to 0.4 percent as a result of the coronavirus, followed by a possible rebound to around 2 percent in 2021.
And finally, a policeman from Gdansk has helped to free a litter of kittens and their mother who had become stuck in a car engine bay.
On Wednesday this week, a member of the traffic police was contacted by a local animal shelter worker asking for help in rescuing the cat and her kittens. The shelter volunteer had initially arrived to help the cat who had given birth to 4 kittens under the balcony of a block of flats. They had managed to rescue two kittens and put them in a cage but the frightened mother took flight taking the remaining kittens under the bonnet of a nearby car in order to protect them.
Police located the owner who gave them permission to jack up the car to extract the kittens and mother. The rescue mission ended in success and mother and kittens are healthy and safe and are now awaiting adoption.
Weather
Friday will be a sunny day with a gentle breeze from the North. Temperatures will reach around 12 degrees centigrade (54 degrees Fahrenheit) during the day, dropping to freezing point overnight.
Saturday will remain sunny with scattered clouds and a temperature of 12 degrees again. The weather will remain settled as we go into next week.
