Poland extends restrictions for Easter period amid surge in coronavirus cases

Few people are seen on the streets after Poland reintroduced a partial nationwide lockdown (Czarek Sokolowski/AP)

Poland’s government ordered stricter pandemic measures for the two-week period surrounding Easter, describing the new rules as an attempt to limit human contacts amid a deadly surge in the coronavirus pandemic.

Details of the new restrictions, which include the closure of nursery schools, furniture stores and beauty salons, come as Poland registered a record for daily coronavirus cases for a second consecutive day.