History aficionado and detectorist Aleksander Miedwiediew has found a bare sword, a sheath, a knight's belt with two knives attached to it - all most likely date back to the times of Battle of Grunwald. The finder handed over the items to regional authorities, who in turn passed it over to the Battle of Grunwald Museum.

"Nearly all doctors working with COVID patients point out people report their condition far too late" - Deputy Health Minister Waldemar Kraska told TVN24 on Thursday. He commented on the high number of deaths of COVID-19 patients. According to the WHO report for the last week, Poland had the highest mortality rate in Europe. Lawmaker from the PiS party and former deputy health minister Bolesław Piecha said the death rate was an aftermath of the third wave of the pandemic. Opposition MP Monika Wielichowska (Civic Coalition) said that PM Mateusz Morawiecki had mentioned Poland was a leading country in the fight against the pandemic, but "he didn't add we were leading the mortality rate list".

Health Ministry reported 12,762 coronavirus infection cases and 694 COVID-related deaths on Thursday. Over 65 percent of hospital beds in Poland dedicated to COVID patients were occupied.

A film canister from the WWII era has been found in Lubań, Lower Silesia. The metal container is practically intact and, according to a local museum, hides an old film reel. Is there a film recorded on it, or more importantly, can it be played? These questions are to be answered real soon.

Starting April 26 in 11 regions, children in the first three years of primary school will partially resume lessons at schools. Hairdressing and beauty salons will also be opened - Health Minister Adam Niedzielski said on Wednesday. In the remaining 5 regions where the epidemiological situation is still difficult all restrictions will remain in place.

Despite being terminally ill himself, 17-year-old Łukasz Berezak has been collecting money for the Great Orchestra of Christmas Charity. He has now found himself in need of help from others.

Robert Lewandowski is getting closer to returning to the pitch. "The plan is for me to play again at the weekend," Polish powerful striker said in an interview for Bayern Munich official website. He also commented on Gerd Müller’s historic goal record he still has a chance to break.

Health Ministry informed on Wednesday about 13,926 newly confirmed cases of coronavirus infection and deaths of 740 COVID patients. Since the start of the pandemic Poland has reported 2,718,943 infections and 63,473 deaths.

The chairman of Polish Football Association Zbigniew Boniek has been appointed vice-president of the Union of European Football Associations. Furthermore, his membership in the UEFA Executive Committee has been extended for another four years. "This is a huge, individual acknowledgement of his work done so far as member of UEFA Executive Committee and PZPN Chairman!" - spokesperson for Poland's FA Maciej Sawicki said.

Europe's drug regulator has found a possible link between Johnson & Johnson's COVID-19 vaccine and rare blood clotting issues in adults who received doses in the United States, but backed its overall benefits against any risks.

A glass cube has been unveiled at Nowolipki street on the 78th anniversary of the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising. The installation marks the exact spot where part of the Ringelblum Archive was found. The documents are an account describing the horrors the Jewish people were subjected to during the Holocaust.

Aleksander Stępkowski, Elżbieta Karska and Agnieszka Szklanna - Polish government's candidates

Vaccination programme is gaining momentum, the chief of prime minister's office Michał Dworczyk said on Tuesday. He announced a vaccination registration timetable for all adult Poles.

The Warsaw Ghetto Uprising broke out exactly 78 years ago, on April 19, 1943. To mark the anniversary, foreign diplomats stationed in Poland paid their respects to the fallen heroes. "We remember those who had the courage to oppose tyranny and who put everything on the line, knowing that the chances for freedom were slim" - Chargé d'Affaires in the U.S. Embassy in Warsaw Bix Aliu wrote in a statement.

The Museum of Architecture in Wrocław was looking for a woman from Chris Niedenthal's photo taken in 1982. It turned out she was a teenager at the time, preparing for university entry exams. Today she is a dentist and still lives in Lower Silesia.

Poland may be able to open up a significant part of the economy at the end of May or beginning of June, depending on progress with COVID-19 vaccinations, the prime minister said on Monday.

Sound of blaring sirens could be heard across Warsaw at noon on Monday. This is a symbolic form of homage to the heroes of the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising. This year is the 78th anniversary of the outbreak of the rising.

Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki said on Monday he hoped that every person in Poland would be willing to get vaccinated. The government plans to open registration for all people over 18 on May 10.

Russia will expel five Polish diplomats as retaliation for Warsaw's earlier decision to send three Russian diplomats home, the Russian foreign ministry said in a statement on Friday.

"Who is the woman in Chris Niedenthal's famous photo? A student renting the flat, owners' daughter, friend of the family, or maybe it's her apartment?" - Wrocław Museum of Architecture asks for help in identifying the young woman from a photograph taken in early 1980s. They already follow first leads, but any help would still be welcome.

"Today we stand a chance to defeat the pandemic, but first we all should want to get vaccinated" - Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki said on Friday in Gdańsk. He also said it was "highly likely" for Poland to develop herd immunity by the end of the second quarter of 2021.

Russian Ambassador to Poland, Sergei Andreyev, was summoned on Thursday by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Warsaw, where he received a diplomatic note declaring three employees of the Russian Embassy "personae non gratae".

Stanisław Kowalski has turned 111 on April 14, 2021. Only a few years back, the oldest living male in Poland was still taking part in athletic competitions. Nowadays, he no longer runs and throws the discus or the hammer, but simply enjoys his retirement. According to those who spent his birthday with him, Mr Kowalski "still has plenty of life energy and is in good spirits".

Poland started administering Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 shots on Thursday as benefits from the vaccine outweigh potential risks, government and drug office representatives said.

The Constitutional Tribunal led by Julia Przyłębska has ruled that a provision allowing the Commissioner for Human Rights to remain in office after the end of his term is unconstitutional. The verdict effectively removes Adam Bodnar from the office, and no successor has yet been appointed.

Poland's ratification of legislation essential to the European Union's COVID-19 recovery fund was in doubt on Wednesday, as the largest opposition party said it would not support it without safeguards over how the money would be spent.

Two members of the Union of Poles in Belarus (ZPB), Andrzej Pisalnik and his wife Iness Todryk-Pisalnik have been already released and returned to their home in Grodno. On Wednesday morning they were detained by the police and taken to Minsk for interrogation in relation to the ZPB board members, including Andżelika Borys and Andrzej Poczobut, who are under investigation.

Catholics should refuse to be vaccinated with AstraZeneca and Johnson & Johnson shots, unless they have no other vaccines to choose and are expected to for instance at work - chairman of episcopal bioethics experts team Bishop Józef Wróbel said in a statement on Wednesday. Government Information Centre said in response that many lives depend on the vaccination programme.

Poland will vaccinate its Olympic athletes and national football team against COVID-19, Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki said on Wednesday, as the nation eyes medals with just 100 days to go until the Tokyo Games.

Żłobki i przedszkola wrócą do stacjonarnego funkcjonowania od poniedziałku. Zostaną otwarte też obiekty sportowe na świeżym powietrzu - poinformował minister zdrowia Adam Niedzielski. Pozostałe restrykcje będą przedłużone do 25 kwietnia. Hotele i obiekty noclegowe będą zamknięte do 3 maja.