The March of the Living, an annual education event that brings together survivors and others in Poland to remember the Holocaust, has been postponed due to fears of the coronavirus, the event's organizers said late on Sunday.

Five new cases of coronavirus infection were confirmed in Poland on Monday - one in Kraków, one in Wrocław, and three in Racibórz. Therefore, the total number of confirmed cases went up to 16. "The most important thing is to not leave the place of quarantine" - the Minister of Health Łukasz Szumowski stressed at a press conference in Warsaw.

Four new cases of coronavirus infection in Poland have been confirmed - the Minister of Health Łukasz Szumowski informed at a press conference on Friday.

Coronavirus has reached Poland. The Minister of Health Łukasz Szumowski confirmed the first case on Wednesday. He informed that the patient, resident of Lubusz Voivodeship, was taken to a hospital in Zielona Góra and was in good condition. Due to coronavirus suspicion 68 people have been hospitalised in Poland, and some 500 have been quarantined.

On Tuesday, after three-hour session, the Constitutional Tribunal postponed examining competence dispute between the Sejm, the Supreme Court and the president. The proceedings were paused during judges' questions to the parties. The session is to be resumed on March 12.

The Court of Justice of the European Union has rejected Polish government's request to hear witnesses' statements in the pending proceedings regarding EU Commission's motion to suspend the activity of Polish Supreme Court's Disciplinary Chamber.

Several dozen activists protested in front of a Warsaw church guarded by police on Sunday as a Catholic archbishop, criticized for his anti-LGBT language, celebrated mass.

Poland should rebuild ties with the European Union, do more to fight climate change and spend millions of dollars on healthcare, the main opposition challenger in May's presidential elections told hundreds of supporters on Saturday.

We haven't had positive test results as of yet. 121 people are hospitalised, 237 have been quarantined at home - the Minister of Health Łukasz Szumowski said on Monday when presenting government report regarding coronavirus situation in Poland. He added that 3600 people have been taken under epidemiological supervision.

The Commissioner for Human Rights Adam Bodnar has asked the prosecutor's office for information on actions taken regarding judge Igor Tuleya from the District Court for Warsaw. Investigators want to waive his immunity in order to press charges against him. According to Bodnar, such actions may force other judges to avoid passing verdicts unfavourable for the government.

On Monday, March 2, the Sejm passed a bill on special measures regarding the spread of the new coronavirus.

"Norway is concerned about developments regarding the rule of law in Poland. An independent judiciary is a vital component of any well-functioning democracy and is essential for safeguarding fundamental human rights. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has also been made aware that the Norwegian Courts Administration has decided to withdraw from its planned cooperation with Poland under the justice programme" - the Norwegian MFA wrote on its website on Thursday. Poland's Ministry of Justice informed on Friday that it received no official statement from Norwegian authorities regarding withdrawal from the justice programme, and expressed concerns regarding the rule of law in Norway.

Poland's government appointed a new director of the POLIN Museum of the History of Polish Jews on Thursday, as the ruling nationalists face accusations of politicising museums to reflect their view of history.

The space for civil society in Poland is diminishing, among other things due to problems with access to media, especially public, as well as restrictions over NGO financing - Poland's Commissioner for Human Rights (RPO) Adam Bodnar said at a conference in Brussels.

Magdalena K. has been detained by Slovak and Hungarian police in the town of Zvolen in Slovakia. The woman was wanted by Polish police since 2018 and had Interpol Red Notice issued after her - tvn24.pl portal has found out. She is suspected of leading an organised crime group responsible for dealing drugs.

"Coronavirus in Poland is just a matter of time, but, so far, there has not been a confirmed case in our country" - the Minister of Health Łukasz Szumowski informed on Thursday. "If coronavirus appears in Poland, we will immediately inform the public opinion" - he added. The ministry also called not to spread rumours regarding virus infection cases.

Bayern Munich's prolific striker Robert Lewandowski was ruled out for around four weeks with a fracture on Wednesday in a blow to their Bundesliga title defence.

Prime minister Mateusz Morawiecki has yet again asked the Constitutional Tribunal to examine the joint resolution adopted by three chambers of the Supreme Court. This time he wants the high court to check this normative act also for compliance with the Polish constitution, as well as with ratified international agreements, such as the Treaty on the European Union and the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union.

Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs on Wednesday confirmed readiness to help to organise a visit of Polish delegation in Smolensk and Katyn on April 10. The ministry also expressed astonishment with rumours claiming Russia could create any obstacles in that regard.

Anyone requiring medical check-up for coronavirus can do it free of charge - the Minister of Health Łukasz Szumowski said on Tuesday. He also informed that there were no confirmed cases of the coronavirus in Poland, but added that it would certainly occur in the country "sooner rather than later".

Seven people have heard charges regarding the organisation of the Grand Finale of the Great Orchestra of Christmas Charity in 2019, during which Gdańsk Mayor Paweł Adamowicz was fatally stabbed. The investigators accuse the organisers of negligence and endangering the participants of the event.

"What is new and constitutes an ever greater challenge, apart from cracks in the geopolitical structure as we know it, is the great technological challenge" - Donald Tusk said in his lecture he gave at the University of Białystok on Monday. "This new narrative which will emerge in this particular sphere - which may be out of any control - will not be a narrative of a tender narrator, but may be a narrative of a merciless manipulator" - he argued.

In a run-off for the upcoming presidential election, Andrzej Duda would win by a narrow margin against Małgorzata Kidawa-Błońska, Władysław Kosiniak-Kamysz and Szymon Hołownia - according to a poll published on Monday by OKO.press portal.

European Union leaders fell out on Friday over their next long-term budget after fraught talks over a gaping Brexit hole in their joint coffers, with poorer countries demanding more aid and their "frugal" peers determined to rein in spending.

A meeting between the President of the Supreme Audit Office Marian Banaś and the Speaker of the Sejm Elżbieta Witek, regarding Central Anti-Corruption Bureau's operation, lasted for an hour. "As the Sejm Speaker, I couldn't have intervened in any way regarding this matter" - Witek said after the Friday's meeting.

Denmark, Austria, Sweden and the Netherlands dug in their heels over the next European Union budget, insisting it cannot top 1% of economic output, to leave the EU no closer to a deal on Friday after all-night talks.

Regional court in Lublin on Thursday sentenced Karolina S. and Arkadiusz S. for one year in prison each. The married couple stood trial for bringing home-made explosive materials to the Equality March in Lublin last year, endangering life and health of many people.

I treat the independence of the Supreme Audit Office (NIK) as priority and I shall protect it with all legal measures at my disposal - the head of NIK Marian Banaś said on Thursday. The day before, the Central Anti-Corruption Bureau (CBA) entered the seat of NIK and searched flats owned by Banaś. He said the bureau's actions had been "unlawful" and stressed he expected an "immediate meeting with the Speaker of the Sejm Elżbieta Witek". The chief of the Sejm Information Centre Andrzej Grzegrzółka said the Speaker has invited Banaś and the NIK board for a meeting scheduled on Friday at 11:30 am.

New proposals regarding the EU budget are better than those presented earlier on - Poland's Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki said on Thursday. He also announced ahead of the summit in Brussels that Poland would not support cuts in the EU budget, nor revolution in its structure.

Leaders of the European Union's 27 countries gather on Thursday to haggle over the bloc's next budget for 2021-27.