Coronavirus in Hungary – Record rise in number of new patients and deaths!
Fully 65 Covid-19 patients with underlying illnesses have died in Hungary over the past 24 hours while 3,286 have been officially diagnosed with coronavirus, bringing the total number of registered infections to 71,413, koronavirus.gov.hu said on Friday.
The death toll has risen to 1,699, while 17,953 have made a recovery. There are 51,761 active infections and 3,753 Covid patients being cared for in hospital, 267 on ventilators.
Fully 26,396 people are in official home quarantine, and the number of tests has increased to 1,048,580.
Border controls and restrictions on entry are still in place, and citizens have been asked to avoid participating in large events.
Wearing face masks is obligatory in shops, on public transport and in cinemas, theatres, shopping malls, health-care and social-care facilities. Starting next Monday, mask-wearing will also be mandatory at entertainment venues, restaurants and in catering facilities at sporting events. Restaurants and entertainment venues must close after 11pm. Also, a ban is in place on visits to hospitals and nursing homes.
Schools are on autumn break during which the facilities are undergoing disinfection, the portal said. It added that 86 kindergartens have gone on emergency breaks.
Hungary’s National Ambulance Service (OMSZ) has said that to meet the rising demand for Covid tests it will deploy an additional 200 mobile testing units with the help of the Interior Ministry over the coming days. The units will be made up of senior medical students trained by OMSZ and their vehicles will be supplied by the ministry.
Most registered infections are in Budapest (19,562), Pest County (8,985) and the counties of Borsod-Abauj-Zemplen (4,517), Gyor-Moson-Sopron (4,362), Szabolcs-Szatmar-Bereg (3,737) and Hajdu-Bihar (3,434). Tolna County has the fewest infections (717).
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Source: MTI
Trepidation, a growing concern in these statistics, especially, the 23 Districts combined figure, that make up our Capital City of Budapest.
We know the ugly picture that this novel virus continues to inflict throughout Europe and The United Kingdom.
America – continues to be a Humanitarian Disaster.
I do not advocate the closing down widespread re-introduction policy, but measures, that restrict human contact, gatherings and movement, could be considered for additional tightening.
Closing hours of pubs and restaurants – remain “gracious” that is 11pm.
This time frame, should be reset at lower end 8pm.
We wait patiently for the discovery of a vaccine, that will immunize human beings from the spreading and contacting of this deadly novel virus.
We ALL have to ensure that our personal level of acts, in particular our life style practices, are conducted FOCUSED on Responsible behaviour.
We, the citizens, much rests with the manner process, that we ALL take, in the living with and the dealing with, in our lives, of this novel virus.
We must practice and ensure, that we act and live – Responsibly and that we take Ownership and Control, to the best of our human abilities, in these difficult and challenging un-certain times we ALL live.
WE can and MUST DO IT – remaining United.
Stay Safe & Well -ALL.