Covid: partial lockdown in Poland is triggered

(ANSA) - WARSAW, OCTOBER 17 - New anti-Covid restrictions come into effect today in Warsaw and other cities in Poland, which will now be considered 'red zones', after the announcement in recent days by the premier, Mateusz Morawiecki, in an attempt to slow the spread of the epidemic, after the record of 8,099 cases in 24 hours. All secondary schools in those areas will be closed and students will switch to distance learning. Restaurants will close at 9pm, weddings will be banned and there will be stricter limits on the number of people allowed in shops, on public transport and in religious services. (HANDLE).