Everyone Who’s Registered to Get Jab By Easter
Hungary’s chief medical officer has said that the authorities want to speed up the rate of vaccinations, and the aim is for everyone who has registered in advance to receive the vaccine by Easter.
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Partial Lockdown to Stay in Place Until March 15th
The government will maintain the current restrictions introduced due to the coronavirus pandemic until March 15, the head of the Prime Minister’s Office told a weekly press briefing.
PM: Hungary Faces ‘Hardest Two Weeks’ of Pandemic
Hungary is set to face its hardest two weeks of the coronavirus pandemic yet, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán has said, encouraging the public to register for a vaccine.
Cold Weather to Come
According to the weather forecast, during the last few days of February, a cold down is expected to arrive in the country.
The current restrictions have been extended until March 15
The government will maintain the restrictions imposed due to the coronavirus epidemic unchanged until March 15, Gergely Gulyás, the head of the Prime Minister’s Office, said at the Government’s press conference on Thursday.
Poor Air Quality Plagues Hungary
Poor air quality will continue to plague Hungary, especially its north-eastern regions, until Saturday, the National Public Health Centre (NNK) said.
Hungary Adds 28,208 Housing Units in 2020
Housing completions in Hungary rose by 33.5% to 28,208 in 2020, an eleven-year record, the Central Statistical Office (KSH) said. But the number of home-building permits issued dropped by 35.8% to 22,556, continuing a decline started after the phase-out of a preferential VAT rate in force between 2016 and 2019.
Socialists Slam Government for ‘Failed’ Coronavirus Communications
The government has “failed” in its communications concerning the coronavirus epidemic, an MP of the opposition Socialists said. Speaking at an online press conference broadcast on Facebook, Ildikó Bangó Borbély called for “as much testing as possible” and effective contact tracing before the country achieved herd immunity. She also demanded that the government make five […]
CJEU, Kúria Rule in Favour of Hungarian Advertisement Tax Law
Hungary has become the only member state in the European Union to tax international digital corporations, after the Court of Justice of the European Union and the Kúria, Hungary’s supreme court, both ruled in favour of the relevant law, a government official said.
Lifting Restrictions Not Yet in Sight
A decision to ease restrictions introduced to curb the coronavirus pandemic is not yet within reach, with the possible exception of the ban on visits to elderly care homes, the prime minister said.