Poland's government has decided to introduce additional restrictions in the Mazowieckie and Lubuskie provinces. The new rules will be binding starting Monday, March 15.

Poland filed a complaint on Thursday to the European Union's top court against an EU regulation that makes access to the bloc's funds conditional on respecting the rule of law, and Hungary said it would follow suit this week.

The EU executive and most lawmakers on Wednesday accused Poland, Hungary and Slovenia of undermining media freedoms and launching personal attacks on journalists amid the COVID-19 pandemic.

The Ministry of Health informed on Thursday about 21,045 new coronavirus infections and the death of 375 COVID patients. This is the highest daily record since November 21, when 24,213 cases were reported. Poland has reported 1,849,424 coronavirus infections and 46,373 COVID-related deaths so far.

Family, friends, residents of Police, local authorities as well government representatives bid the last farewell to Poland's legendary adventurer and kayaker Aleksander Doba. He was posthumously decorated with the Order of Polonia Restituta.

Jan Lityński, Poland's communist-era opposition activist, former member of parliament and advisor to president Bronisław Komorowski was buried on Wednesday at the Military Cemetery in Warsaw. "His life path was filled with care and respect for people" - said Father Andrzej Luter.

Poland's Health Minister Adam Niedzielski said at a press conference on Wednesday that non-COVID patients should not worry about postponement of scheduled surgeries, as the changes are only temporary and will depend on individual decisions of doctors.

More than 50 police officers searched for a 4-year-old boy, who had been picked up from a kindergarten by an elderly man. It turned out that instead of picking up his grandson, the man took the wrong child with him.

Poland reported 17,260 new daily coronavirus cases on Wednesday, the highest number since November, data by health ministry showed, as the country grapples with its third wave of the pandemic.

The Dominican Order in Wrocław has expressed remorse for the abuse that had been taking place within its walls 20 years ago. "We turn to you with deep shame and sorrow. We stand before you in truth, which keeps on unveiling its horrific countenance despite the passing of time" - the Dominicans said in a statement in which they also declared to fully investigate the case.

Poland will resume some logging in the ancient Białowieża forest this year, according to documents signed on Tuesday by a government minister, in a move one environmental group called a "spit in the face".

One of Polish Navy's most decorated vessels and one of Gdynia's top tourist attractions, ORP Błyskawica, requires a complete overhaul. For at least next 90 days it won't be available to be admired by maritime history aficionados.

French Secretary of State for European Affairs Clement Beaune, currently visiting Poland, planned to visit Kraśnik, one of the municipalities which had adopted an anti-LGBT resolution last year. "Polish authorities have recently told me they are unable to organise this visit and I'm very sad to hear that" - Mr Beaune told the French weekly "L'Obs". "No one in the Polish government has prohibited or obstructed French deputy minister's visit to Kraśnik" - Poland's deputy foreign minister Szymon Szynkowski vel Sęk said on Tuesday.

Our main concern is medical staff shortage. In order to prevent it, we need to be able to designate staff to COVID patients - Health Ministry spokesman Wojciech Andrusiewicz told TVN24. He referred to the latest National Health Fund guidelines regarding limitations in regular medical service. He also spoke about the expected daily and weekly average in infection cases.

Poles took to the streets on Monday to mark International Women's Day, in demonstrations around the country that took on added significance months after a constitutional court banned almost all abortions.

It took the firefighters over 3 hours to extinguish the flames that engulfed

Victims of priest Arkadiusz H. have waited long years for justice to be done. On Monday, a week after the trial had started, a verdict was passed. The priest, accused of sexual abuse of a 15-year-old, has been sentenced for 3 years in prison and a 10-year ban on working with children and youth. The verdict is not yet legally binding.

A suspended Polish judge fiercely critical of the government's judicial reforms launched legal action on Monday to get his job back, as his lawyer submitted a demand that he be allowed to adjudicate at a court in Warsaw.

Poland could this week see up to 20,000 new coronavirus cases a day, the health ministry said on Monday, as it grapples with its third wave of the coronavirus pandemic. Ministry spokesman Wojciech Andrusiewicz told the private radio station Radio Plus that Poles should expect restrictions during the Easter holidays.

Today, Poland should receive 380,000 doses of Pfizer vaccine and 360,000 AstraZeneca shots - Poland's Strategic Reserves Agency head Michał Kuczmierowski said on Monday. He added that later this week some 200,000 doses of Moderna vaccine should also arrive in the country.

Health Minister Adam Niedzielski cautioned at a press conference on Friday that the expected number of daily coronavirus infections could surpass 18,000. He added that a lot depends on adhering to sanitary restrictions. He also specified conditions for the binding limitations to be eased.

A variant of COVID-19 first identified in Britain now accounts for 25% of the reported cases in Poland, Health Minister Adam Niedzielski said on Friday.

The Czech Republic has asked Germany, Switzerland and Poland to take in dozens of COVID-19 patients as the situation in its own hospitals has reached a critical point, Prague's Health Ministry said on Friday.

Many of us grown-ups could get jealous of this this little hero's courage and composure. A 7-year-old Amelka from Kalsk in western Poland has saved her grandma's life. The girl was in the middle of an online class, when her granny, suffering from diabetes, collapsed and hit her head. The lady wasn't able to call for help on her own, so Amelka stepped in.

Zhihui Li, a 53-year-old Swedish citizen of Chinese origin, should not be extradited to China, said the Court of Appeals in Warsaw. Six months ago, the court did not find any reason not to hand over the man who is a member of an organisation brutally persecuted by Beijing and wanted by local prosecutors for alleged fraud.

On Wednesday, March 3, an unexploded WWII-era bomb was discovered at a construction site in Wrocław. On Thursday, a bomb disposal team extracted the explosive from the site, took it to a proving ground where it was safely detonated. Moment of the explosion was captured on camera.

"We plan to extend the period between the first and the second dose of the vaccine" - Prime Minister's aide Michał Dworczyk said on Thursday. He explained that, starting next week, second doses of AstraZeneca vaccine will be applied 12 weeks after the first, whereas Pfizer's - 42 days after the first. More changes to the vaccination programme are to follow.

"Due to formal issues, 62,000 doses of AstraZeneca vaccine will not be delivered to Poland on Thursday" - said the chief of the Governmental Strategic Reserves Agency (RARS) Michał Kuczmierowski. In his opinion, such a situation "is absolutely scandalous", as the company only informed about the delay "last minute". Mr Kuczmierowski told TVN24, however, that the late transport should reach Poland on Monday. The EU Commission has also reacted to the incident.

According to CBOS pollster, young Poles have become more polarised in their world view, there are less centrists and undecided. As regards to a record number of left-wing leanings, this sentiment prevails especially among young Polish women: 40 percent of them identify themself as left-wingers, compared to 22 percent of young men - according to the research carried out by CBOS.

Thursday, March 4, marks exactly one year since the first case of coronavirus infection was reported in Poland. So far, the country has had 1,750,656 infections and 44,656 COVID-related deaths. Health Minister Adam Niedzielski told WP.pl that coronavirus restrictions could be eased in May.