Warsaw, April 30 (IANS) Poland will downgrade its classification of the Covid-19 pandemic in mid-May, recognising an epidemic threat instead, Health Minister Adam Niedzielski has announced.Niedzielski told the Polish Press Agency that the decision had been discussed at various government levels, and was made "through a legal analysis".Poland formally declared Covid-19 a full epidemic on March 20, 2020, giving the government powers to enact national restrictions to limit the spread of the virus, Xinhua news agency reported.These measures included quarantine requirements and a mask mandate. However, most restrictions have gradually been lifted, with only mask-wearing in health institutions remaining obligatory.Nearly six million cases of Covid-19 have been officially registered in Poland since 2020, causing 116,042 deaths. Nearly 22.5 million people have been fully vaccinated against the disease in a country of 38.5 million inhabitants.
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