English football fans were celebrating last night after England defeated Denmark 2-1 in extra time to advance to the Euro 2020 finals. The win marks the first time in 55 years that England has advanced beyond the semifinal stage in a European championship, the last time coming during the 1966 World Cup.
England will now face Italy in the Euro 2020 finals at Wembley stadium, set to kick off Sunday, July 11 at 21:00 CEST.
Source: PAP, RGEN
Poland’s Hubert Hurkacz knocked out Switzerland’s Roger Federer in straight sets yesterday to reach the semifinals of the Wimbledon tennis championships in London.
The 24-year-old Pole overpowered the 39-year-old Swiss ace 6-3, 7-6, 6-0 in the men’s singles quarterfinal match on Wednesday, sending Hurkacz to the first Grand Slam semifinal of his career.
Hurkacz, who is currently ranked world No. 18 by the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP), will now face 9th-ranked Matteo Berrettini of Italy in the semi-final match set for Friday.
Source: ATP, Radio Poland
Poles vaccinated for COVID-19 will not have to undergo quarantine even if they have been in contact with people infected with the highly contagious Delta variant.
The announcement was made during a press conference on Tuesday, in which officials also floated the idea of bringing in tougher COVID restrictions for people who have not been vaccinated against the virus.
According to Prime Minister Morawiecki, the government is “drawing up a list of hypothetical orders, bans, and recommendations,” which will be contingent upon vaccination levels in Poland. An official decision on potential targeted restrictions is expected to be announced later this month.
As of Wednesday, over 14.2 million people in Poland had been fully vaccinated against COVID-19, with over 30 million having at least one dose. According to studies from Israel, Canada, and the US, existing vaccines such as those from Pfizer/BioNTech are proving to be effective against newer COVID variants, even the highly infectious Delta type.
Source: Radio Poland, Reuters
Officials have announced that a total of 215 Polish athletes, including 112 men and 103 women, have been selected to compete in this summer’s Olympics in Tokyo.
Poland will be represented by athletes competing in 28 Olympic sports, including 64 track-and-field contestants, 23 swimmers, and 20 rowers.
Poles will also be competing in boxing, gymnastics, judo, horse riding, canoeing, cycling, 3×3 basketball, archery, modern pentathlon, weightlifting, volleyball, skateboarding, shooting, fencing, taekwondo, tennis, table tennis, golf, climbing, wrestling, and sailing.
During the 2016 Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Poland fielded 235 athletes and walked away with 11 Olympic medals, including two gold, three silver, and six bronze.
Source: Radio Poland
Six beaches in Pomerania have been declared unsuitable for swimming due to unsafe levels of cyanobacteria.
The blue-green algae occur naturally in most types of water, but their increased presence during annual summer blooms can cause adverse reactions and health issues for swimmers. Beaches on the Hel peninsula, including ones in Hel, Chałupy, Jurata, and Jastarnia, were closed as of Wednesday afternoon due to the presence of cyanobacteria blooms.
Updated info on water quality and beach closures can be found by visiting the “Serwis Kąpieliskowy” section of the Chief Sanitary Inspectorate’s website at https://sk.gis.gov.pl/index.php/kapieliska.
Source: Radio Gdańsk, GIS
Weather
Today will be cloudy and wet with winds coming in from the north and a good chance of rainstorms in the late afternoon and overnight. Temperatures will peak around a high of 22°C, or 71°F, staying warm overnight with a low of only 19°C or 67°F. Cloudy, rainy weather will continue tomorrow and into the weekend, with a chance for clearer skies on Sunday.
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