Hungary Records 859 New Covid Infections, 16 Deaths
Sixteen patients died of a Covid-related illness in the past 24 hours, while 859 new coronavirus infections were registered, koronavirus.gov.hu said on Tuesday.
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There was a teenage victim of the epidemic in Hungary
Sixteen, mostly elderly, chronic patients died and another 859 Hungarian citizens were diagnosed with the coronavirus infection, koronavirus.gov.hu said on Tuesday, highlighting that 5,924,446 people have been vaccinated in Hungary so far, 5,703,088 of them in the second, 1 and 12,000 million have already received the third dose of the vaccine.
Top Court Rejects Claims That Covid Immunity Certificates are Discriminatory
Hungary’s Constitutional Court has rejected claims that the rights enjoyed by immunity certificate holders, but withheld from those without one, are unconstitutional, a decision published on the court’s website said on Tuesday.
“Fourth Covid Wave Won’t Hurt Economy”
Thanks to the high inoculation rate, the fourth wave of the coronavirus pandemic is expected to be relatively weak in Hungary, allowing for an estimated 7% GDP growth this year, Finance Minister Mihály Varga said.
The weather will be almost summer like for a few days, then it will change suddenly
Significant warming across the country will begin in the days ahead, with the warmest on Wednesdays and Thursdays, writes Időkép.
The coronavirus concentration in wastewater is rising slowly but steadily
The concentration of coronavirus measured in wastewater is rising slowly but steadily, koronavirus.gov.hu said on Monday night, based on data from the National Center for Public Health (NNK).
Orbán Receives Third Vaccine
Hungarian prime minister Viktor Orbán received a third vaccination against the coronavirus, according to his press chief, he had taken the vaccine of Moderna.
Regőczi Foundation Heps 630 Orphans
The Regőczi Foundation has so far distributed donations totalling 140 million forints (EUR 39,000) among 630 children that lost one or both parents to the coronavirus pandemic, First Lady Anita Herczegh said in Debrecen, in eastern Hungary, on Thursday.
Hungary Sells 800,000 Covid Vaccines to Vietnam, Thailand
Hungary has sold 400,000 coronavirus vaccines each to Vietnam and Thailand at purchase price, Péter Szijjártó, the foreign minister, said on Facebook.
“Fourth Wave of Pandemic Inevitable”
Prime Minister Viktor Orbán on Friday said a fourth wave of the coronavirus pandemic in Hungary was inevitable and urged the public to get vaccinated.