Two elderly patients have died in the past 24 hours, both with underlying illnesses, bringing the total number of Covid-19 fatalities to 550, while registered novel coronavirus infections in Hungary have increased by three to 4,017, koronavirus.gov.hu said on Tuesday morning.
A memorial dedicated to the victims of the 2019 Danube ship collision that claimed the lives of 26 South Koreans in Budapest is planned to be inaugurated in the autumn, Péter Szijjártó, Hungary’s foreign minister, said on Facebook after talks by phone with his South Korean counterpart, Kang Kyung-wha.
The opposition Democratic Coalition has called on the government to extend an earlier announced bonus of a 500,000 forints (EUR 1,450) before tax to all health-care employees to pharmacists and social workers.
Two elderly patients have died in the past 24 hours, both with an underlying illness, bringing the total number of Covid-19 fatalities to 548, while registered novel coronavirus infections in Hungary have increased by 6 to 4,014, koronavirus.gov.hu said.
Hungarian public transport and tourism companies have taken steps to ensure the safety of passengers during their travels amid the epidemic, Gergely Gulyás, the head of the Prime Minister’s Office said, adding that discipline shown by private individuals was essential.
Rain, wind and thunderstorms are expected in the next few days – says the Hungarian Meteorology Service.
The opposition LMP is proposing the reduction of VAT to 5% on basic foodstuffs, such as fruit, vegetables, dairy products and bakery.
Hungary and Germany are lifting travel restrictions on each other’s citizens from 8:00 in the morning on Sunday, Foreign Minister Peter Szijjártó said on his Facebook page.
The European Court of Justice ruled in favour of Hungary against the European Commission’s decision that the progressivity of certain tax rates based on turnover was in breach of EU state aid rules.
The government is opening a 200 billion forint (EUR 580m) preferential credit line for local councils, Gergely Gulyás, the head of the Prime Minister’s Office, has said. Funding for local councils will rise by 18% next year, Gulyás said, underlining the importance of the role local councils play in Hungary’s fight against the novel coronavirus […]
