439 people in Poland infected with coronavirus, according to the morning of March 21. According to Polish Radio, the coronavirus epidemic and a special situation in this regard have been officially announced in Poland, Prime Minister Mateusz Moravecki said on March 20. This gives the government additional tools to combat the coronavirus: “Penalties for non-compliance with quarantine will increase from five to thirty thousand zlotys. Additional mechanisms will also be used to verify whether a person is quarantined at the address that he declared. ”.

Police across the country have checked nearly 56,000 quarantined people in the last 24 hours. In 328 cases quarantine violations were detected.

Within about a dozen days, the number of people infected with coronavirus infection in Poland may exceed ten thousand, ”predicts Health Minister Lukasz шumowski:“ We will prepare for these high rates in the next two weeks, when there will be a lot of patients ”.

Minister of National Defense Mariusz Blaschak said that 3379 soldiers and military personnel, as well as 545 pieces of equipment, are involved in the fight against coronavirus. Nearly 1,500 soldiers will support border guards and police in border protection.