Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki announced today that the country’s hotels and shopping centers will be re-opening on May 4. Further steps to unfreeze the economy, including a reopening of restaurants, will be announced at a later date. Pre-schools will have the option to open on May 6.
The largest economy in the European Unionโs eastern wing ย started relaxing some of its curbs on public life earlier in April, alongside other countries keen to prop up industry damaged by the COVID-19 pandemic.
Further steps to unfreeze the economy, including a reopening of restaurants, will be announced at a later date. Poles are still required to wear masks in public and schools will remain closed until May 24. The government has not given any indication when it might re-open the borders.
Poland, which has a population of 38 million, had reported 12,415 cases of the new coronavirus and 606 deaths as of Wednesday.
Morawiecki also reaffirmed the governmentโs plan to hold a presidential election as scheduled on May 10, or with a delay of a couple of weeks at most, despite calls from opposition parties and others for a much longer delay.
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