The main news stories in Poland this week have included:

• Average new daily Covid-19 case numbers drop off substantially but with record deaths reported on Wednesday

• The government announces some relaxation of Covid-19 restrictions from this weekend but with schools, restaurants and gyms to remain closed

• Poland maintains it’s opposition to the new EU ‘rule of law’ mechanism while a Financial Times article maintains it’s unlikely ever to be used in reality and

• Limerick’s Polish Arts Festival Festiwal Sztuki Polskiej w Limerick opens – online – tonight.