The Polish government will work to improve its public alert system following concerns about delays in notifying residents of potential threats. Prime Minister Donald Tusk and Minister of Interior and Administration Marcin Kierwiński announced plans to refine procedures for issuing alerts from the Government Security Centre (RCB). Specifically, they addressed a recent incident where residents of the Lubelszczyzna region did not receive SMS warnings during a nighttime emergency. Officials explained the lack of SMS alerts was due to the siren system being activated first and considered faster for immediate warning. The government acknowledges flaws in current protocols and aims to ensure more effective and timely communication with the public in future emergencies. They are prioritizing solutions to prevent similar communication gaps from occurring again, promising updates to the national alert system.

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