Poland’s Health Minister, Lukasz Szumowski, has announced he is to resign. Mr Szumowski has been at the centre of Poland’s fight against coronavirus and became a household name for his frequent press conferences during the spring lockdown. Announcing his decision yesterday, Mr Szumowski, who is a cardiologist by trade, said he made the decision to resign in February but
Ukraine has announced it will introduce mandatory quarantine for all people arriving in the country from Poland.
A US armoured battalion will conduct an emergency deployment exercise in north-western Poland, according to the Polish defence ministry. As part of the Emergency Deployment Readiness Exercise, run by the US Defense Department, an armoured unit will be deployed to Poland to test the US army’s capacity for a quick military response.
The European Parliament has adopted controversial new road transport rules, despite protests by Poland and other eastern EU states that the move would harm their trucking companies. The rules give truck drivers working abroad the right to return home every three to four weeks.
Poland’s two presidential candidates fielded questions on their policies last night in separate events after failing to agree to take part in a joint debate ahead of elections this weekend.
Poles will head to the ballot box to vote in the presidential election on Sunday with eleven contenders in the race. If none of the candidates wins more than 50 percent the vote, under Polish election rules, a second round will be held two weeks later, on July 12th.
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced yesterday that as of July 4, pubs, restaurants, hotels, cinemas, museums, and hairdressers would be allowed to re-open as coronavirus lockdown restrictions ease across the UK.
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