Published 08:12 IST, March 17th 2020
Poland's Environment Minister tests positive for Coronavirus; says he 'feels good'
Poland's Environment Minister Michal Wos who was tested positive for the novel Coronavirus late on Monday has been quarantined and his health condition is fine.
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Poland's Environment Minister Michal Wos tested positive for vel Coronavirus late on Monday. He has since been quarantined and his health condition is reported fine. As per international news reports, Michal Wos has said he was under quarantine after testing positive for vel Coronavirus, ding that he was feeling fine.
EU nation of 38 million people has 156 confirmed cases of COVID-19, including three deaths. It has shut its borders to foreign travellers and closed schools, among or precautionary measures. Taking to Twitter, Wos said after he contacted virus from a state forest, he went under quarantine and took test. Wos ded that test result was positive. He furr thanked all medical workers and express solidarity with everyone who is ill.
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Or infected global politicians include French Culture Minister Franck Riester, Spanish Equality Minister Irene Montero, and Iranian Vice President Massoumeh Ebtekar.
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Russia shuts land borders to rway, Poland amid Coronavirus scare
Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin has anunced on March 14 that country has shut down its land borders to Poland, rway to foreigners amid unprecedented outbreak of dely Coronavirus. Moreover, Moscow has alrey limited its air travel starting from March 16 including flights to and from European Union member states with some exceptions. In dendum to emergency measures by Russian Federation, authorities have alrey issued a temporary ban on issuing visas to Italian nationals except for certain diplomats which came into effect on March 13.
Many countries have resorted to sealing of borders to contain spre of COVID-19 including Pakistan, Denmark, Poland, and Czechs as battle with coronavirus becomes more intense
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First detected in Wuhan in December 2019, COVID-19- vel Coronavirus has affected nearly 148 countries in world. Presently, re are over 168,019 confirmed cases of COVID-19 which has led to death of 6,610 people. As re is vaccine or specific antiviral medicine to treat COVID-19, countries have been grappling with all possible mechanisms to contain its scope. So far, China, South Korea, Italy, and Iran have witnessed most number of confirmed cases of vel Coronavirus.
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08:12 IST, March 17th 2020