AKIPRESS.COM - Poland’s government is further restricting regulations in an effort to slow the spread of the coronavirus because too many people are failing to practice the required social distancing and the number of infections is rising, AP reports.

In announcing the new measures on Tuesday, Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki said that too many people were seen out in public spaces on a weekend that saw warm, springlike weather. The number of infections is still lower than in western Europe but is growing, with 2,132 infections and 31 confirmed deaths as of Tuesday.

Among the new rules which take effect at midnight, people will not be allowed to walk in parks anymore, only three people will be allowed per cash register in shops at any given time and home improvement stores will be closed, leaving only food shops and pharmacies allowed to operate.

“We must further reduce social distancing,” Morawiecki said. “Let’s stay home and avoid contact with other people.”