Animal Rescue Staff Can Go Out After 8:00 PM On New Year’s Eve
Said the Minister for Animal Welfare.
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Rainy Winter in Hungary
New Year’s Eve will be rainy in the east and windy in the west.
Government to Spend HuF 2.5 BN on After-School Programme in 2021
The Hungarian government will next year allocate 2.5 billion forints (EUR 6.9m) to supporting the country’s after-school programme designed to help disadvantaged families, the directorate for social equality said.
Epidemic No Obstacle to Transforming Vocational Training
The transformation of vocational training in Hungary has not been hindered by the coronavirus epidemic, a state secretary of the ministry of innovation and technology said in Magyar Nemzet.
Coronavirus – 131 Fatalities, 902 More Infections
Fully 131 Covid patients, generally elderly and suffering from an underlying illness, died over the past 24 hours, while 902 new infections were officially registered, bringing the total number of infected to 317,571, koronavirus.gov.hu said on Tuesday.
Vaccine Registrations Near 600,000
So far, some 598,000 people in Hungary have registered to be vaccinated against Covid-19, Csaba Dömötör, a state secretary of the Prime Minister’s Office, said.
Health Workers to Get Jab at 25 Locations
A total of 2,461 health-care staff at three locations in Budapest and two in the countryside received vaccination against the coronavirus in the past three days, a department head of the National Public Health Centre said.
Socialist Turn to Constitutional Court Over Social Contributions Law
The Socialist Party has turned to the Constitutional Court asking for a review of an amendment to the law on social contributions, which the party says allows “inhumane and unfair” practices, a party lawmaker said.
Karácsony: Arrival of Vaccine Could Mark New Phase in Anti-Epidemic Protection
The arrival of a Covid-19 vaccine could mark a new phase in the protection efforts, if public trust in the authorities is high enough for people to get vaccinated, Budapest Mayor Gergely Karácsony said.
114 Covid-19 Fatalities, Infections Up 609
Fully 114 Covid patients, generally elderly and suffering from an underlying illness, died over the past 24 hours, while 609 newly infected were officially registered, bringing the total number of infections to 316,669, koronavirus.gov.hu said on Monday.