Wearing a mask in public spaces will be compulsory across Poland from Saturday, the Polish Prime Minister said Thursday, October 8, due to a record rise in contamination.
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"
The second wave has come to us and we must face it firmly,
" Mateusz Morawiecki told reporters, explaining that the entire country of 38 million people would now be considered a "
yellow zone
".
Poland recorded 4,280 contaminations and 76 deaths on Thursday, bringing the overall figures for this country to 111,599 and 2,867 respectively.