Hungary to get Russian Covid Vaccine in December
Hungary will start receiving “small supplies” of a Russian coronavirus vaccine for clinical testing in December, under an agreement between the Hungarian foreign minister and Russia’s health minister.
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Coronavirus – 90 Patients Die, 4,219 New Infections
Fully 90 Covid-19 patients, most of them elderly with underlying illnesses, have died in Hungary over the past 24 hours, while 4,219 have been officially diagnosed with Covid-19, bringing the total number of registered infections to 90,988, koronavirus.gov.hu said on Wednesday morning. The death toll has risen to 2,063 while 21,232 have made a recovery. […]
Szijjártó Tests Positive for Covid-19 During Asian Trip
Foreign Minister Péter Szijjártó has tested positive for coronavirus during official engagements in Asia but is asymptomatic, according to a ministry spokesman. The minister tested positive after arriving in Bangkok, the foreign ministry’s press chief told MTI. After visiting Cambodia, Szijjártó went on to Thailand where, in accordance with local rules, he entered hospital in […]
Government Prepared to Introduce More Restrictions
The government is prepared to introduce more restrictions aimed at curbing the spread of coronavirus in the country if it is deemed necessary, Gergely Gulyás, the head of the Prime Minister’s Office, said in response to a question at a press briefing. Gulyás said that the virus situation was deteriorating globally and especially in Europe, […]
Coronavirus: 84 Die, Hospitalizations Surpass 5,000
Eighty-four Covid-19 patients died in the past 24 hours, and registered coronavirus infections rose by 3,928 to 94,916, koronavirus.gov.hu said on Thursday.
Chief obstetrician and gynecologist of Eger hospital dies due to coronavirus infection
Gyula Hercska, chief obstetrician and gynecologist of Markhot Ferenc Hospital in Eger, died of coronavirus infection.
84 Covid-19 Patients Die, Number of Infections Up By 3,989
Fully 84 Covid-19 patients, most of them elderly with underlying illnesses, have died in Hungary over the past 24 hours while 3,989 have been officially diagnosed with coronavirus, bringing the total number of registered infections to 86,769, koronavirus.gov.hu said. The death toll has risen to 1,973 while 20,856 have made a recovery. There are 63,940 […]
Elderly People are Vulnerable
Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said that, just as in the spring, it was again the elderly and people suffering from chronic illnesses who are most vulnerable to Covid-19. “This means that our parents and grandparents are in serious danger.” In a video on Facebook, Orbán said it was time to take further steps to protect […]
“Special Legal Order” to Be Reintroduced
From midnight (3rd November), the government is reintroducing the “special legal order” in connection with the coronavirus epidemic, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán announced on Tuesday. In a video on Facebook, Orbán called on lawmakers to reintroduce the special legal order for 90 days. He also said the government is imposing a curfew between midnight and […]
Opposition District Councilor Dies Aged 28
Lajos Balogh, a councillor of Budapest’s 8th district, has died at the age of 28 of the coronavirus, Budapest Mayor Gergely Karácsony said on Facebook on Monday. Karácsony called Balogh “an activist, a musician, an educated man” who “fought with all his strength … against all forms of discrimination, exclusion and hate-mongering, and for the […]