The head of the Prime Minister's Office, Michał Dworczyk, said on Tuesday that the government is launching a wide-scale awareness-raising campaign about the coronavirus and its associated threats. Tomasz Gzell/PAP

TV and radio broadcasts, online information and communiques sent to public institutions and local governments are among the measures being taken to extend the Polish government's information campaign about the coronavirus threat.

The head of the Prime Minister's Office, Michał Dworczyk, said on Tuesday that the government is launching a wide-scale awareness-raising campaign about the coronavirus and its associated threats. One element of the campaign will be information on what to do if someone suspects they have come into contact with an infected person or have symptoms themselves.

Government spokesman Piotr Mueller told PAP that the extended campaign would be based on raising awareness via the media and through public institutions. Mueller also highlighted in this context a separate campaign announced by Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki based on sending SMS (text) messages to people returning from trips abroad.

"In cooperation with mobile phone operators, we will send SMSs to people who are travelling abroad concerning the correct behaviour in the event of coronavirus symptoms appearing," Mueller said. "At airports, body temperature measurements are also being performed and informational material is being sent to people who are exposed to coronavirus infection."