Coronavirus – Hungary case count 39

The number of people in Hungary testing positive for the new coronavirus has increased to 39, koronavirus.gov.hu reported on Monday morning.

So far, 29 Hungarians, 9 Iranians and one British citizen have been quarantined with a confirmed case of coronavirus and one man has died, the website said.

A total of 1,436 tests have been conducted in Hungary, while 159 people are currently in isolation. A search for possible contacts of the new cases is under way.

Govt website on epidemic info hit by DoS attack

The government information website for disseminating information on the coronavirus outbreak has been hit by a Denial-of-Service attack which overwhelmed its infrastructure, a government official has said.

The National Infocommunications Service Company and the National Cybersecurity Institute are investigating the source of the attack on koronavirus.gov.hu, Csaba Dömötör, a state secretary of the Prime Minister’s Office, said.