President János Áder has signed the law that terminates the emergency powers handed to the government and lifts the state of emergency declared in March in response to the outbreak of the novel coronavirus epidemic.
It is vitally important to maintain vigilance against any possible resurgence of the novel coronavirus in the country, the chief Medical Officer told an online press conference.
Two patients have died in the past 24 hours, both elderly with underlying illnesses, bringing the total number of Covid-19 fatalities to 567, while registered novel coronavirus infections in Hungary have increased by 1 to 4,078, koronavirus.gov.hu said on Wednesday morning.
A receptor discovered by using artificial intelligence developed at the Szeged Biological Research Centre (SZBK) has opened a new potential avenue in protection against Covid-19 infection, the Eötvös Loránd Research Network (ELKH) said.
Parliament terminated the emergency powers handed to the government in March in response to the outbreak of the novel coronavirus epidemic.
Output of Hungary’s construction sector edged down by an annual 2.1% in April, while the country was under a lockdown because of the coronavirus pandemic, the Central Statistical Office (KSH) said.
The cabinet is expected to decide on Wednesday whether to amend the restrictions on shopping times reserved for people aged above 65, the chief medical officer said.
Rainy weather continues – says the Hungarian Meteorology Service.
The Covid-19 virus’ genetic material was less present in samples taken from three wastewater treatment plants in Budapest over the past three weeks, the National Public Health Institute said on Saturday.
The chief medical officer has lifted a restriction under which visitors were banned from hospitals due to the coronavirus epidemic.
