Our main stories covering the past two weeks include:

• Draconian new restrictions as the government declares the whole of Poland a ‘yellow zone’ in the so-called fight against Covid-19

• The new Polish cabinet is formally appointed by President Duda at a ceremony delayed by the Covid-19 diagnosis of the new Education Minister

• Ambassadors recalled amid compulsory downsizing of Poland’s diplomatic presence in Belarus and

• Poland’s Iga Świątek wins the French Open Ladies Singles Tennis Championships.