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The selection process for the leadership of Hungary’s National Asset Recovery and Asset Protection Office (NVVH) began on Monday, with three candidates shortlisted for the position of president – writes 24.hu.
Mosquito control operations will be carried out in 63 settlements across five counties in the coming days, the National Directorate General for Disaster Management, which is responsible for coordinating the programme, told the Hungarian news agency MTI on Monday.
Hungary is becoming increasingly dry despite only a slight decrease in annual precipitation, according to research by scientists at the Department of Meteorology at Eötvös Loránd University (ELTE).
A second-level heat alert will come into effect again from Thursday, the National Public Health and Pharmaceutical Centre and the National Directorate General for Disaster Management announced in a joint statement on Wednesday.
Health Minister Zsolt Hegedűs held bilateral talks on further strengthening cooperation between the Hungarian healthcare system and the World Health Organization (WHO) with Haris Hajrulahovic, head of the WHO Country Office in Hungary, on Tuesday, the minister said on his Facebook page.
Major grocery chains will be closed on August 20, but from Friday they will return to their usual opening hours for the four-day long weekend.
Since June 1, firefighters across Hungary have been called to 5,040 outdoor fires. Following a summer marked by often extreme heatwaves, the fires have affected a total area of 73 million square metres, Imre Dóka, deputy spokesperson for the National Directorate General for Disaster Management, told MTI on Tuesday.
Experts have warned that it is strictly forbidden to watch the partial solar eclipse visible from Hungary in the early evening on Wednesday with the naked eye or inadequate equipment, as the phenomenon can cause permanent, irreversible vision damage or even blindness within just a few seconds.
Women living with endometriosis consider menstrual leave and flexible working arrangements to be among the most important forms of support, as pain and fatigue lead to more frequent absences from work and reduced work performance, according to a new study by researchers at Semmelweis University.
The government is preparing a three-day series of events for the August 20 national holiday, featuring a shorter-than-usual fireworks display, government spokesperson Éva Magyar said at a press event in Budapest on Tuesday presenting the programs. The event series will cost HUF 4 billion.
