Pfizer Delivers Another Shipment of Covid Jabs for Young Children
Another delivery of the Pfizer-BioNTech coronavirus vaccine for children aged 5 to 11 has arrived in Hungary, the local unit of Pfizer said on Tuesday.
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Hungary reaches a new record in the number of new covid infections
The number of vaccines in Hungary was 6,322,905, of which 6,066,056 received the second and 3,430,445 the third. 14,890 new infections have been confirmed, bringing the number of identified infections to 1,369,974 since the outbreak began. 85 people died, mostly elderly, chronic patients, so the number of deaths rose to 40,686, koronavirus.gov.hu reported on Wednesday.
Monday’s stormy wind damaged roofs and trees
Firefighters were alerted at 241 locations on Monday due to stormy winds; mainly disrupted branches, fallen trees caused disruptions.
Hungary Records 21,219 New Covid Infections, 270 Deaths Over Weekend
Altogether 270 patients died of a Covid-related illness over the weekend, while 21,219 new coronavirus infections were registered, koronavirus.gov.hu said on Monday. Fully 29% of new infections have been caused by the Omicron variant.
Ecumenical Prayer Week Gets Under Way
Cardinal Péter Erdő, Hungary’s Catholic leader, stressed the importance of the centres of Christian faith and “missionary spirit” at the opening of an ecumenical week of prayer in the Evangelical Church in Budapest’s Deák Square on Sunday evening.
“Hungary to Become Self-Sufficient in Electricity Supplies”
Hungary is set to become self-sufficient in terms of electricity supplies thanks to the expansion of the Paks nuclear power station and investment projects in solar energy, the foreign ministry said, citing Foreign Minister Péter Szijjártó on Monday.
Hungary Begins Administering 4th Covid Vaccine Dose
Thirty people including a 102-year-old man took up the fourth dose of the coronavirus vaccine in Pécs, in southern Hungary, on Saturday, just a day after the government announced its support for the promotion of a second booster dose, the president of Pécs University’s Clinical Centre told MTI.
Wizz Air to Launch Flights Between Budapest, Chisinau
Hungarian low-cost airline Wizz Air from March will operate flights twice a week between Budapest and Chisinau, the Moldovan capital, the minister of foreign affairs and trade said on Friday.
Karikó Elected to French Academy of Sciences, Awarded Lipid Science Prize
Hungarian-born biochemist Katalin Karikó has been elected to the French Academy of Sciences as a foreign associate member and awarded the Lipid Science Prize of the Swedish Camurus Lipid Research Foundation.
Opposition Collects 170,000 Signatures for Referendum on Fudan, Jobseeker’s Allowance
The referendum drive of the united opposition aimed at preventing a campus of Fudan University being built in Budapest and calling for an extended period of jobseekers’ allowance has garnered 170,000 signatures, the opposition parties said at a joint press conference on Friday.