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Eugene

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Sat Oct 24, 2020, 08:23 AM Oct 2020

Covid-19: Poland President Duda tests positive for virus

Source: BBC

Covid-19: Poland President Duda tests positive for virus

24 October 2020



Polish President Andrzej Duda has contracted Covid-19 but is feeling "fine", a presidential minister says.

Mr Duda, 48, was tested on Friday and found to be positive, Blazej Spychalski announced on Saturday.

He joins a handful of world leaders who have caught the virus, among them US President Donald Trump and UK PM Boris Johnson.

Poland faces a surge in the coronavirus pandemic, with a daily record of more than 13,600 new cases on Friday.

The country has now entered a nationwide "red zone" lockdown that includes the partial closure of primary schools and restaurants.

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Read more: https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-54672736
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