Poland's health minister said on Thursday that expected protests against a ruling restricting access to abortion will increase the risk of rising numbers of coronavirus infections. Government officials insist that their response to the coronavirus did not come too late. The protests were organized by the Women’s Strike, a group behind recent mass nationwide protests. The leading opposition candidate Małgorzata Kidawa-Błońska on Sunday suspended her campaign to protest the government’s refusal to delay the vote from May 10 in light of the coronavirus crisis. Poland closed its borders and went into lockdown in mid … The weeks of protests have morphed into the largest protest movement in Poland since communism fell three decades ago. Poland, which like much of Europe began its vaccination campaign on December 27, is currently only supposed to be vaccinating medical workers under a government plan. Others also joined in, including farmers and entrepreneurs angry at the government’s handling of the coronavirus pandemic. Poland Coronavirus update with statistics and graphs: total and new cases, deaths per day, mortality and recovery rates, current active cases, recoveries, trends and timeline. Poland has confirmed 26 cases of coronavirus, but looking at how fast the virus spreads in some other European countries, the government decided to take the preventive action, they also said. The Polish government provides COVID-19 testing, but only for people who display possible symptoms of COVID-19, visit a doctor, and receive a prescription for a test. Poland’s government proposed legislation to give itself sweeping powers in cases of national emergencies, such as a looming outbreak of the coronavirus. Warsaw has also ordered vaccines outside the EU agreement, local media reported. Poland’s banks are bracing for an unprecedented shock as the Covid-19 crisis pushes the country towards its first recession for nearly 30 years.. Analysts at Raiffeisen Bank International (RBI) are predicting that the economy, which expanded by 4.1% in 2019, will contract by 2% this year after Poland went into lockdown on March 11. Poland has been receiving coronavirus vaccinations as part of the European Union's procurement scheme. Private COVID-19 testing is available at laboratories and medical facilities throughout Poland. This solution is introduced in response to the increased demand for working capital credits, resulting from the risk of losing financial liquidity by companies. Poland: Rebellion against coronavirus lockdowns; Poland: Rebellion against coronavirus lockdowns Increasingly, restaurants, guesthouses and ski resorts in Poland are reopening — despite exisiting coronavirus restrictions. Polish government will make it possible for all business owners who suffered from the effects of COVID-19 to receive credit with interest lowered by government subsidies. Courts say many lockdown rules are illegal. Moderna has cancelled its coronavirus vaccines supply to Poland scheduled for Tuesday, a government official said, adding the delivery could be supplied during the weekend at the earliest. The COVID-19 pandemic in Poland is part of the worldwide pandemic of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2).In February and March 2020, health authorities in Poland carried out laboratory testing of suspected cases of infection by SARS-CoV-2, one of the seven known human coronaviruses, as well as home quarantining and …