Pécs Clinic Receives CT Detecting Pulmonary Coronavirus Damage
The clinic of Pécs University, in southern Hungary, has received a CT machine capable of detecting lung damage caused by the novel coronavirus.
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Inbound Travelers Must Pay for Covid-19 screening from Saturday
Travellers arriving in Hungary from countries classified as yellow or green in terms of the severity of the coronavirus risk must pay for their PCR tests unless they stay in home quarantine for two weeks, the chief medical officer has said.
PM: No Plans to Change Restrictions
Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said the current level of domestic protection against the coronavirus pandemic was appropriate and any changes to restrictions would be risky.
Important to Keep Lid on Virus
Every effort should be made to keep any second wave to a minimum, Gergely Gulyás, the Prime Minister’s chief of staff, said. If active infections in Hungary exceed 1,000-1,500, then a second wave would get under way, he said, adding that there are currently 500-600 active infections.
Government Maintains Corona Restrictions
The government aims to prevent a second wave of the novel coronavirus epidemic and it has decided to maintain the current level of restrictions, the Prime Minister’s chief of staff has said.
Hungary’s 3-month jobless rate 4.6% at end-June
Hungary’s three-month rolling average jobless rate up to end-June was 4.6%, 0.5 of a percentage point higher than the previous three-month period and up 1.3 percentage points from twelve months earlier, the Central Statistical Office (KSH) said. The rate covers unemployment among those between the ages of 15 and 74. In absolute terms, there were […]
Pandemic passenger volume plunge puts Wizz Air in the red
Hungarian low-cost airline Wizz Air booked a 108 million euro loss in the first quarter of its business year started on April 1, an earnings report posted on the London Stock Exchange, where the company’s shares are listed, shows.
Registered coronavirus infections increase by 9
The number of registered coronavirus infections in Hungary has increased by nine to 4,465 over the past 24 hours, koronavirus.gov.hu said on Wednesday morning.
Travel Agencies Seek Relief from Government
The Association of Hungarian Travel Agencies (MUISZ) has asked the government to extend payroll tax discounts and apply preferences for shortened working hours to the sector to reduce layoffs, business daily Világgazdaság said. MUISZ wants the payroll tax discounts which expired on June 30 extended until February 28.
Registered Covid-19 Infections in Hungary Increase by 8
The number of registered coronavirus infections in Hungary has increased by eight to 4,456 over the past 24 hours, koronavirus.gov.hu said on Tuesday morning.