(ANSA-AFP) - WARSAW, 23 OTT - Poland's prime minister said on
Friday that "red zone" measures including the partial closure of
primary schools and restaurants would be adopted nationwide in
the face of a record spike in coronavirus infections. The move
came as the EU country of 38 million people saw a new 24-hour
record of 13,632 coronavirus cases on Friday. Half of Poland,
mostly large cities and surrounding areas, was already
designated a high-risk "red zone" last Saturday on top of a
previous rule making face masks mandatory in public places. "All
of Poland will be designated a red zone as of tomorrow," Prime
Minister Mateusz Morawiecki said at a virtual press conference.
He said the new measures are tailored to ensure "that the
economy works faster than during the spring" lockdown, which was
more restrictive. (ANSA-AFP).
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