We are preparing a schedule of easing restriction for May. It should be announced most likely on Wednesday, possibly Thursday - Health Minister Adam Niedzielski said on Monday. He added that apart from education, many other sectors would be reopened. Deputy PM Jarosław Gowin said Poland's economy should fully reopen by the end of May.

Poland's government will discuss legislation essential to the European Union's recovery fund on Monday, a spokesman said, setting the scene for a parliamentary vote that could blow apart the country's ruling coalition.

The prime ministers of the Poland, Hungary and Slovakia said on Monday that they support the Czech Republic's actions after it said it suspected that two Russian spies were also behind a 2014 explosion that killed two people.

Poland's consumer watchdog fined Portuguese retail group Jeronimo Martins more than 60 million zlotys ($16 million) for labelling fruit and vegetables as grown in Poland when they were imported, it said on Monday.

Registration for businesses wanting to vaccinate employees will be launched on May 4 - chief of PM's office Michał Dworczyk said on Monday. The only condition will be at least 300 willing employees, or employees along with their family members.

Europe's drug regulator reiterated on Friday the benefits of AstraZeneca's COVID-19 vaccine outweigh any risks, delivering an assessment based on continuing reviews into rare blood clots to help countries determine the shot's use.

Poland plans to build a zero-emission energy system in the next two decades and cut the share of coal in power production to 11% in 2040 from around 70% now, President Andrzej Duda said in remarks for the White House virtual climate summit on Friday (April 23).

A 16-month-old baby girl was travelling in a car with her parents. Suddenly, the baby choked on a piece of apple. Terrified couple stopped the car on the hard shoulder. A soldier was the first one to rush to rescue the baby who couldn't take a breath. Soon after he was joined by a police patrol that was driving nearby.

Poland's foreign ministry on Friday branded Russia's decision to expel five of its diplomats as an aggressive action designed to inflame relations with its neighbours, adding that it reserved the right to "react adequately".

Seville will replace Bilbao as a host city for Euro 2020 with St Petersburg in Russia, already a host venue, taking some games from Dublin, UEFA vice-president Zbigniew Boniek said on Friday.

Russia's foreign ministry summoned the Polish ambassador on Friday following Warsaw's expulsion of Russian diplomatic staff, RIA news agency reported. In response, the Russian Minister of Foreign Affairs Sergey Lavrov announced that five Polish diplomats would be expelled from Moscow.

"I'm certain judge Adam Roch will allow to have me detained and forcibly taken in" - judge Igor Tuleya told TVN24 on Thursday. The Disciplinary Chamber, not recognised by the Supreme Court, has been examining his case for two days. "That's the cost of fighting to protect the rule of law" - the judge added. However, despite his worst predictions, later that evening, the chamber finally read the verdict, according to which judge Tuleya should not be detained.

A woman living in a residential block at Gwiezdna street in Legnica (Lower Silesia) found a snake slithering between her cosmetics. The next day it turned out the reptile belonged

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.