The number of people who require hospitalization due to COVID-19 is growing across Pomerania, despite more severe lockdown restrictions in the region.
According to reports by local doctors, temporary field hospitals, such as the one at AmberExpo in Gdańsk and MSWiA in Sopot, are completely full, and only 130 places and 10 ventilators are available in level 2 specialist hospitals.
In addition to a high incidence rate in the region, more and more young and middle-aged people (those between the ages of 30-50) are being admitted to hospitals and requiring oxygen therapy and access to a ventilator.
Officials are advising Pomerian residents to observe strict safety and sanitary guidelines, including limiting interpersonal contacts, wearing masks, frequently disinfecting hands, and maintaining social distancing in public.
Source: Radio Gdańsk
A Russian national claiming to be a reporter has been denied entry into the territory of Poland, per a request by the head of Poland’s Military Counterintelligence Service (SKW).
According to Stanisław Żaryn, the spokesman for Poland’s security services chief, the man in question, Evgeniy Reshetnev, planned to engage in activities “beyond [his] scope of work as a journalist that “posed a threat to the interests of Poland” and NATO.
Reshetnev has been banned from entering Poland for a period of five years and is also subject to a three-year ban on entering the European Union’s passport-free Schengen area.
In a statement posted on the gov.pl website, Żaryn claimed it was “common for the Russian Federation to use its journalists working in Poland for the purposes of waging information warfare against our country, NATO and the West.” He went on to describe Poland as one of the „prime targets” for „Russia’s disinformation and propaganda efforts.”
Source: Radio Poland
Seventeen institutions of higher education in Poland, including the University of Gdańsk and Gdańsk University of Technology, have made it into a prestigious ranking of the world’s best universities for 2021.
According to the latest QS World University Rankings, the top-ranked institution in Poland remains the University of Warsaw in 349th place, followed closely by the Jagiellonian University in Kraków in 338th. While Poland’s premier institutions slipped in the rankings compared to last year, the number of Polish institutions making the list has continued to grow, with the University of Gdańsk returning for its third consecutive year.
The QS World University Ranking includes around 1,000 universities worldwide, with the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in the US ranked first for the ninth year in a row.
Source: Radio Gdańsk
Polish sailor Mateusz Kusznierewicz successfully defended his championship title over the weekend at the 94th annual Bacardi Cup regatta on the east coast of the US.
Along with his teammate Bruno Prada of Brazil, the two-time Olympic medalist also made history by becoming the first team to ever finish with an undefeated scorecard at the event.
In an interview after their victory, Kusznierewicz thanked the organizers for the privilege of competing at the prestigious event as „it was not easy to get to the United States for Bruno from Brazil and me from Poland.”
He was echoed by his Brazilian teammate, who praised „the courage of the Bacardi team to run the Bacardi Cup” despite it being a “super tough year.”
For the complete interview (in Polish) with Kusznierewicz, visit: https://radiogdansk.pl/sport/item/123865-mateusz-kusznierewicz-blysnal-w-blasku-stara-mistrz-olimpijski-z-atlanty-najlepszy-w-prestizowych-regatach-baccardi-cup
Source: Radio Gdańsk, sailing.org
Weather
Today will be partly cloudy and cold, with a strong breeze coming in from the north and a chance for some rain or snow late in the evening. Temperatures will warm up only slightly during the day, with a high of 4°C, or 40°F, dropping to -1°C or 30°F overnight. Cloudy, wet weather is expected for tomorrow, with a chance for snow showers most of Thursday and Friday.
