Coronavirus – Hungary death toll rises to 7!

Another elderly coronavirus patient, a man with a chronic illness, died on Monday morning, bringing the virus-related death toll in Hungary to seven, koronavirus.gov.hu said.

The number of confirmed Covid-19 cases in the country has risen to 167, the government website said.

Of the patients, 10 are Iranian, 2 are British, one Kazakh, 1 Vietnamese and 153 are Hungarian.

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Chief medical officer: Virus cases ‘spread evenly’ in Hungary

Cases of the new coronavirus have been confirmed in even numbers across Hungary, with no epicentre recorded, Cecília Müller, the chief medical officer, told a press conference on Sunday.

Speaking at a press conference of the operative board coordinating the epidemic response, Tibor Lakatos, head of the board’s emergency centre, said that the situation does not warrant the introduction of curfews. If epicentres emerge, the board will act accordingly, he said.

Müller said that the second coronavirus tests conducted on the contacts of the Moroccan transport minister, Hungary’s Interior Minister Sándor Pintér among them, have tested negative.

Regarding regulations for home quarantines, whether voluntary or ordered by the authorities, Müller said

persons under quarantine should not leave their homes, even for short periods of time.

They should separate themselves from others in the household, and use, if possible, separate bathrooms and utensils, and disinfect frequently, she said.

Müller also called for a heightened regard for the health of the elderly who are much more vulnerable to the virus than other demographic groups. Infants with undeveloped immune systems should also be shielded, she said.

The operative board does not plan to restrict the movements of the elderly, and hopes they will heed their advice, she said.

Meanwhile, Lakatos said passenger and freight transport into Hungary was smooth at all border crossings. Passengers leaving Hungary should expect queues at Nagylak, Csengersima and Csanádpalota, and trucks are queueing up at Röszke, Nagylak and Csanádpalota, he said.

So far, 3,945 people have been ordered into home quarantine nationwide, with 84 sanctioned for breaching the measure, Lakatos said.

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Source: MTI