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This old salt mine is in southern Poland.

It's a famous tourist attraction and health spa 130 metres below ground.

People with breathing problems come here for salt therapy.

It's now providing treatment to people who have had Covid-19.

Doctor Magdalena Ramatowska says the salty environment stops infections.

Visitors enter the old mine in small groups.

Doctors and physiotherapists check their fitness levels.

After that, they recommend physical activities.

These include dance classes and using exercise machines.

There's also an activity where patients blow bubbles.

Patients have various issues because of Covid.

They include physical pains, poor memory and balance problems.

Not all scientists think salt therapy works.

Many think it has a placebo effect.

But Agata Kita is one of the centre's physiotherapists.

She sees huge changes in patients' health.

Poland's health system funds three week stays for Covid patients.

Covid sufferer Lucyna Szulc spent 20 days in hospital.

She needed a ventilator to breathe for her.

The salt therapy treatment is helping Lucyna.

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