Hungary Records 2,906 New Covid Infections, 40 Deaths
Altogether 40 patients died of a Covid-related illness over the past 24 hours, while 2,906 new coronavirus infections were registered, koronavirus.gov.hu said on Wednesday.
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Teachers’ Unions Call on Government to Meet Demands Before Election
The strike committees of teacher trade unions PSZ and PDSZ have called on the government, in an open letter, to meet their wage demands before Sunday’s general election.
The number of people infected with the coronavirus epidemic reached 485 million
Worldwide, 485,181,438 people have been infected with the coronavirus epidemic, and the death toll is 6,133,262, according to Wednesday morning data from Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore Central European Time.
A swan landed in the traffic lane of the M1 motorway
A rarely seen scene took place on the Komárom section of the M1 motorway, which was recorded by the camera of Magyar Közút Nonprofit Zrt.
Hungary Records 1,730 New Covid Infections, 48 Deaths
Altogether 48 patients died of a Covid-related illness over the past 24 hours, while 1,730 new coronavirus infections were registered, koronavirus.gov.hu said on Tuesday.
Opposition: Paks Upgrade ‘Untenable’
Representatives of the united opposition said on Tuesday that the upgrade of the nuclear plant in Paks has become “untenable” because it would expose Hungary to Russian influence.
Opposition Calls on Foreign Minister to Resign
The united opposition has called on Foreign Minister Péter Szijjártó to resign over press reports suggesting that Russia’s secret services have “practically unlimited access to the information systems of the [Hungarian] foreign ministry”.
Hungary Continues to Advocate Ukraine’s Territorial Integrity, Sovereignty
Hungary continues to advocate Ukraine’s territorial integrity and sovereignty, and — along with its EU and NATO allies — condemns Russia’s military action, Márta Mátrai, First Officer of the Hungarian parliament, said in Brdo pri Kranju, Slovenia, on Tuesday.
Some 10,000 Refugees Arrived From Ukraine on Monday
Fully 5,156 people crossed into Hungary directly from Ukraine on Monday, while another 4,741 who crossed from Romania said they had come from Ukraine, the national police headquarters said.
The Hungarian Gripen was alerted again by a bomb threat
The Hungarian Armed Forces’ air defense readiness Gripen was alerted early Monday evening due to a bomb threat to a civilian plane flying from Belgrade to St. Petersburg, the Ministry of Defense said.