Coronavirus – Hungary confirmed cases at 744, four more patients die
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The number of confirmed Covid-19 cases in Hungary is up at 744, with another four deaths reported, the koronavirus.gov.hu website said on Monday morning.
So far, 38 people have died from Covid-19 and 67 have recovered. Fully 14,325 people are in quarantine, and 22,282 coronavirus tests have been conducted.
The four patients who died during the past 24 hours were elderly suffering from chronic diseases, the website said.
The website noted that
Hungary is still in the phase of group infections when the virus spreads in communities, through personal contacts.
The number of people carrying and communicating the virus may be significantly higher than the number of confirmed cases, it added.
Government: Measures will be enough to cover costs of epidemic
Measures the government is to introduce will be sufficient for covering the costs of the response to the novel coronavirus epidemic and restarting Hungary’s economy as soon as possible, the head of the Prime Minister’s Office said on Sunday.
Prevention against the epidemic mandates the mobilisation of vast resources in the central budget and requires strong cooperation across the country, Gergely Gulyás told public Kossuth Radio.
As regards prevention, Gulyás noted
the special coronavirus response funds set up by the government.
The largest sum, 922 billion forints, will be diverted from the ministries, but additional contributions by political parties and local governments are also needed, Gulyas said.