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Poland President Duda tests positive for COVID-19



WARSAW: Polish President Andrzej Duda has contracted Covid-19 but his condition is normal.

Duda, 48, was tested on Friday and found to be positive, but it is not clear when he contracted the virus.

He joins a handful of world leaders who have been ill with Covid-19, 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.

(With inputs from Agencies)

Publish Date : 25 October 2020 12:43 PM

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