As in many other countries, the Ekstraklasa was suspended due to the global COVID-19 outbreak. Morawiecki announced at a press conference on Saturday that the competition would initially resume without spectators.
"Sport will return to the stadiums, return to our homes. I am convinced that it will be a symbol of a return to normality. We must realize that we are facing a real marathon of challenges, but we have already successfully completed at least a few kilometers of this marathon. I am convinced that we will reach the finish line together," Morawiecki said.
Minister of Sport Danuta Dmowska-Andrzejuk noted that athletes will undergo a mandatory two-week isolation, before resuming training in several stages. "In the first stage they will restart training in small groups. They will be allowed to train without a mask on their faces. The resumption of basketball, handball and volleyball in Poland is planned for the next stages of the defrosting of professional sport," Dmowska-Andrzejuk said.XINHUA ASN 0731
