Hungary Registers 1,072 New Covid Infections, 13 Deaths Over the Weekend
Thirteen patients died over the weekend of a Covid-related illness, while 1,072 new coronavirus infections were registered, koronavirus.gov.hu said on Monday.
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Viktor Orbán gave his opinion on the third vaccination
Vaccination-based defense against the coronavirus was proposed by Prime Minister Viktor Orbán in the Parliament on Monday before the agenda.
“EU Body to Assess Request for Immunity Certificate to Eastern Vaccine Recipients”
A European Union body will assess a Hungarian request to extend immunity certificates to recipients of eastern vaccines against the coronavirus if they get an EU-recognised booster jab, István Ujhelyi, an MEP of the opposition Socialists, said on Sunday.
DK: 1.5 M Covid Tests ‘Locked Away From Public’
Some 1.5 million coronavirus tests are warehoused in Hungary, “locked away, unused, from the public,” a board member of the opposition Democratic Coalition (DK) said on Friday.
Compulsory vaccination can be introduced in another sector in Hungary
Vaccination can be made compulsory at any time within the Hungarian Armed Forces because if someone withdraws from the so-called military captivity, they commit a disciplinary violation and a crime – said Minister of Defense Tibor Benkő reports on Spirit Fm’s now debut Soldier at atv.hu.
Hungary Records 458 New Covid Infections, Four Deaths
Four patients died over the past 24 hours of a Covid-related illness, while 458 new coronavirus infections were registered, koronavirus.gov.hu said on Thursday.
Hungary Records 12 Covid Deaths, 371 New Infections
Twelve patients died over the past 24 hours of a Covid-related illness, while 371 new coronavirus infections were registered, koronavirus.gov.hu said.
Extension of Covid Special Measures Doesn’t Restrict Freedoms
The prolongation of special measures related to Covid requested by the government has no bearing on people’s fundamental freedoms, the prime minister’s chief of staff said on Wednesday.
School Closures Not Planned
For the time being, the government is not planning school closures because of the pandemic but it may make a decision to this effect in the future, Gergely Gulyás, the head of the Prime Minister’s Office, said.
Hungary ‘Among Safest Countries in Europe’
Hungary is among Europe’s “safest and freest” counties today in terms of the effects of the coronavirus pandemic, the prime minister’s chief of staff told a government press briefing.