Number of Covid-19 Infections Stagnates in Hungary
The number of active coronavirus infections in Hungary is stagnating around 500-600 at present, Gergely Gulyás, the head of the Prime Minister’s Office, said on public radio on Sunday.
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Pécs Clinic Receives CT Detecting Pulmonary Coronavirus Damage
The clinic of Pécs University, in southern Hungary, has received a CT machine capable of detecting lung damage caused by the novel coronavirus.
Inbound Travelers Must Pay for Covid-19 screening from Saturday
Travellers arriving in Hungary from countries classified as yellow or green in terms of the severity of the coronavirus risk must pay for their PCR tests unless they stay in home quarantine for two weeks, the chief medical officer has said.
PM: No Plans to Change Restrictions
Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said the current level of domestic protection against the coronavirus pandemic was appropriate and any changes to restrictions would be risky.
Coronavirus: European Commission strengthens support for treatment through convalescent plasma
Yesterday, the European Commission has invited more than 200 blood-collection services around the EU to apply for funding for the purchase of plasmapheresis equipment, i.e. equipment that takes plasma from donors.
Pandemic Impact Lifts Online Sales in Hungary 34% in Q2
Online sales in Hungary reached HUF 188bn in the second quarter, climbing 34pc from the same period a year earlier, data compiled by consultancy GKI Digital and internet marketplace Jofogas show.
Important to Keep Lid on Virus
Every effort should be made to keep any second wave to a minimum, Gergely Gulyás, the Prime Minister’s chief of staff, said. If active infections in Hungary exceed 1,000-1,500, then a second wave would get under way, he said, adding that there are currently 500-600 active infections.
Government Maintains Corona Restrictions
The government aims to prevent a second wave of the novel coronavirus epidemic and it has decided to maintain the current level of restrictions, the Prime Minister’s chief of staff has said.
Pandemic passenger volume plunge puts Wizz Air in the red
Hungarian low-cost airline Wizz Air booked a 108 million euro loss in the first quarter of its business year started on April 1, an earnings report posted on the London Stock Exchange, where the company’s shares are listed, shows.
Registered coronavirus infections increase by 9
The number of registered coronavirus infections in Hungary has increased by nine to 4,465 over the past 24 hours, koronavirus.gov.hu said on Wednesday morning.