The increase in the number of people infected with the coronavirus doesn’t appear to be exponential; although the daily increase is persistently high, “plateauing” will hopefully occur, the national chief medical officer told public media on Sunday.
The European Investment Bank (EIB) and the Ministry of Finance signed a 162.5 million euro loan granted to the National Healthcare Service Centre to support Hungary’s health-care sector.
Katinka Hosszú has decided not to take part in next week’s national swimmers’ championship.
Hungary may receive the full documentation of the coronavirus vaccine under development by a Chinese state company within the next few days, a foreign ministry state secretary for communications and international relations said on Facebook on Saturday.
Targeted group coronavirus testing will be extended to regional civil servants from Monday, based on experiences gained during the testing of people working in nurseries, schools and care homes, the Prime Minister’s Office said in a statement on Saturday.
Prime Minister Viktor Orbán on Friday met leaders of the Health Scientific Council to discuss the government’s next steps in its coronavirus response measures, the PM’s press chief said.
Fully 162 Covid patients, generally elderly and suffering from an underlying illness, died over the past 24 hours in Hungary, while 6,697 infections were registered, bringing the total over the course of the pandemic to 250,278, koronavirus.gov.hu said on Sunday.
A special Covid visit room was inauguratedat the Gottsegen György National Cardiology Institute.
Mass testing of Hungarian teachers began during the last week of November. 73 percent of them took part in the testing and 2170 turned out to be Covid positive.
The EU bank will invest €162.5 million to support the Hungarian healthcare sector’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic. The loan beneficiary is AEEK, the national hospital management agency. The operation covers the procurement of medical supplies, personal protective equipment, mobile units and an emergency container hospital.
