Budapest wants to reintroduce obligatory mask-wearing!
The local government of Budapest said in a statement issued yesterday that the speed with which the virus spreads is accelerating again. They added that the daily number of new infections has been above 1,000 for days. Since more than five pc of tests turn out to be positive, the authorities lost control over the spread of the virus, the local government of the capital concluded.
What would the proposal of Budapest mean for residents and tourists?
According to portfolio.hu, Budapest’s local government says they do not have the power to reintroduce obligatory mask-wearing. That is because of the state of emergency which will last at least until next January. As a result, currently, only the government can decide on the issue. Therefore, Gergely Karácsony, Budapest’s lord mayor, sent a letter to Interior Minister Sándor Pintér. He asked the government to reintroduce the rules of mask-wearing before July 3. Or, if they do not accept that, he would like the decision-making power given back to local governments.
Fourth wave inevitable, number of new infections growing quickly in Hungary
He referred in the letter to a recent statement of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences. The institute said that vaccination is the only solution in getting rid of the coronavirus. However, they highlighted also that thousands of people could survive if the government listened to healthcare professionals about the importance of using face masks.
If the government accepted the proposal of Budapest, it would mean obligatory face mask-wearing in closed spaces and on vehicles of public transportation.
PM Orbán talked about mask-wearing as well
Interestingly, PM Orbán urged the public to consider wearing face masks again in his Friday morning radio interview. He added that masks alone did not guarantee protection against the infection. Orbán said the vaccines work, as less than one per cent of those inoculated were getting infected with Covid.
He urged people to get vaccinated, warning that the Delta variant of the virus was far more aggressive than the previous variants.
Over the summer, Hungary made the necessary preparations to manage a serious wave of the pandemic in the autumn without bringing back lockdowns. He added that the country had enough vaccines, hospital beds, ventilators, medicine, nurses, and doctors to tackle the coming wave. Orbán noted, however, that the fourth wave was not yet as strong in Hungary as in many other countries.
Hungary has a good chance to develop its own coronavirus vaccine in its own vaccine plant,
Orbán said. But because this is not yet certain, Hungary must make sure that it orders enough vaccines developed elsewhere. Meanwhile, the country makes the necessary preparations to produce its own jabs with Russian technology.
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Source: MTI, portfolio.hu
Where is the Proof mask do much good??? –
Florida has had no mandates and restrictions and is now one of lowest infection rate in the US and is has 3 times population of Hungary. Mask for children are banned.
Dear Tm.
Next time you or any of your family members have a surgery , none of the medical stuff will use any mask because according to you there is no proof that masks helps., how about that.
Absolutely no proof that mask are helping ? it means your googling skills are really bad or you are brainwashed by FB groups.
Hey lets al listen to Tm instead of all the experts and doctors and hundreds of studies etc.
You go ahead Sir and not wear a mask, i also dare you to go lick all the door nobs of any public place, will make you stronger.
But you are right Sir, the vaccine and\or mask will not help YOU or your buddies (anti-vax, anti-mask) absolutely spot on true.
This pandemic is rising the overall IQ of the population (dark joke).