Polish health minister: Fourth Covid wave slower

The fourth wave of the Covid-19 pandemic is picking up, but infections are rising at a slower pace than during last year's third wave, Poland's health minister told the Fakt tabloid on Tuesday. Adam Niedzielski said daily infection figures stand at around 10,000, but pointed out that this was lower than the 20,000 recorded at the same time last year. He added that the slower spread of the disease was largely due to mass vaccinations against Covid-19.