The Polish Health Minister said yesterday that there were currently no cases of coronavirus in Poland, but added that it was a matter of time before it appeared in the country. He also said that 47 people suspected to have the coronavirus were in hospital in Poland, 55 people were in quarantine at home, and over one and a half thousand were being monitored by the country’s medical services.
He warned against „stirring up panic” and appealed to politicians not to use fears over the coronavirus for political ends. Meanwhile, the head of the Prime Minister’s Office, said that there was a reserve in the budget of over 1 billion PLN, 231million Euro or 254 million USD, for dealing with crisis situations.
Source – Polskie Radio
Poland’s Defence Minister has reassured the public that the military medical services are ready to bring help in case of the pathogen appearing in Poland according to the PolandIn.com news website.
The minister gave an example of this readiness by saying “Already at the beginning of February, 30 people were evacuated from China via France to Poland by military planes. They were quarantined in a military hospital in Wrocław. It turned out that none of them had contracted the virus and that everything was alright.” He added that there are 14 hospitals across the country at the army’s disposal in addition to appropriate transportation vehicles.
Source – Polskie Radio
The leader of Poland’s governing party has said this week that reform of the judicial system must be continued if political conditions allow it, such as the victory of President Andrzej Duda in forthcoming elections.
Speaking in an interview this week he said that he considered that the European Courts of Justice are taking political sides in the dispute over judicial reform, favouring the opposition. He was quoted as saying „Please remember that those who so strongly demand the disciplining of Poland would not necessarily allow the CJEU or any other of the EU institutions to get mixed up in their internal affairs,”
Asked whether the „courts issue” would be one of the main subjects of the presidential election campaign, Kaczynski replied that he thought it would. Kaczynski went on to say that even if the incumbent president failed to win re-election, the court reforms would go ahead with an opposition president.
Source – PolskieRadio.pl
And finally, great news for music fans! It has been announced this week that goth-rock legends The Cure will headline this year’s Open’er festival in Gdynia on July 4th this year, making it their only European festival date in 2020.
Other acts performing at the event running from 1st to 4th July include Taylor Swift, Kendrick Lamar, The Chemical Brothers, Twenty One Pilots and ASAP Rocky. Other acts set to appear include FKA twigs, Thom Yorke’s Tomorrow’s Modern Boxes, Foals, Angel Olsen and Michael Kiwanuka.
The Cure said of their performance: “We are delighted to be headlining Open’er Festival in Gdynia. This is a promised/outstanding date we were unable to play on our 2019 travels and will be our only Euro festival of 2020. We look forward to seeing you there.”
Source: diymag.com
Weather
Today is going to be cloudy in a moderate breeze. There will be chances of showers throughout the day. Temperatures will reach 5 degrees centigrade (41 degrees Fahrenheit) during the day, dropping to freezing point overnight. Saturday will remain cloudy and with chances of rain in a moderate breeze Temperatures will once again reach 5 degrees centigrade during the day.
What’s On – Friday
First up this weekend, Friday and Saturday evening at 7 pm at the Stacja Orunia – Gdański Archipelag Kultury “The Best of InShort Film Festival” is taking place. The program consists of 28 short films from 15 different countries released in 2019, presenting innovations, skills and bold voices of international film teams from around the world. During the two evenings the best films submitted to the InShort Film Festival 2019 competition will be shown. InShort Film Festival is an international and intercultural festival integrating independent filmmakers of short films of all possible genres. They operate in London but present films from around the world. As every year, the audience are invited to choose their favorite from among the winners and award The Best of InShortFF IN POLAND Audience Award. Entrance is free and registration can be done on festival website.
https://kino.trojmiasto.pl/InShort-Film-Festival-The-Best-of-2019-in-Poland-imp495850.html
On Saturday and Sunday from 9 am each day, at the Gdynia Marina, the Gdynia Winter Swimming Cup 2020 is taking place. It’s a winter swimming competition that will take place in the Baltic Sea. The event is an opportunity to have fun and set new records in the dynamically developing sport, which is winter swimming. The organizer of Gdynia Winter Swimming Cup 2020 is Piotr Biankowski – Ambassador of the Ronald McDonald Foundation and probably the best known Polish winter swimmer. Entrance is free.
https://sport.trojmiasto.pl/Gdynia-Winter-Swimming-Cup-imp494439.html
And finally, for cycling fans in the Three Cities, and we know there are many, Bike Trade Show 2020 is coming to the Amber Expo on Saturday and Sunday from 10am, next to the Energa Arena Football stadium in Gdańsk Letnica. The event will not only show off the latest developments in bikes and bike technology, but will also include appearances from current and former greats in the world of cycling, including Lech Piasecki the ifrst Polish cyclist to wear the yellow jersey in the Tour de France, in 1987. Tickets cost 20 PLN and 15 PLN respectively for concessions.
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