Poland plans to reopen open sports venues on the fourth of May, and will allow the return of the first domestic football league matches by the end of next month as part of its efforts to ease restrictions it imposed to limit the spread of the Corona virus.
Poland began easing some restrictions earlier this month, saying these measures had cost the economy a lot. In this context, it reopened forests and parks and eased restrictions related to the number of people allowed in the shops.
As of Saturday, the number of Coronavirus infections in the Member State of the European Union, with a population of 38 million, reached 11,067 cases, while the number of infection victims reached 499 deaths.
"Sport is an important part of the national economy and it contributes to improving health and we are aware of how important it is to return to normalcy," Polish Prime Minister Matthews Morawiecki told a news conference on Saturday.
The Prime Minister added that the next stage in easing preventive restrictions on sport will include reopening closed gyms, followed by swimming pools and fitness clubs.
Poland will also allow the return of the first Football League matches at the end of next May without a public, and the return of motorcycle racing in mid-June.
The Polish leader said that his country will launch two specialized sports centers so that the athletes in his country can prepare for the upcoming Summer Olympics in Tokyo, which was postponed until next year.
"I hope our athletes will return from the Olympic Games with a bag full of medals," Polish Sports Minister Danota Dmovska-Andriuk told a news conference.