Hungary records 9 Covid-19 deaths so far, number of quarantine dodgers grows

The number of deaths due to novel coronavirus in Hungary grew to nine on Tuesday morning, koronavirus.gov.hu said.

Currently there are 187 confirmed infections in the country, 10 of which are Iranian, 2 British, 1 Kazakh, 1 Vietnamese and 173 Hungarian.

Number of quarantine dodgers grows 

The number of people breaching quarantine regulations is growing, the operative board said on Tuesday.

Tibor Lakatos, the head of the operative board’s emergency centre, told a press conference that the authorities have ordered home quarantine in 4,207 cases so far.

Altogether 177 irregularities have been recorded, he said. The authorities have fined 24 people and filed misdemeanor charges against 130, he said.

Those who have been exposed to the risk of infection, having recently returned from abroad or for other reasons, may carry the virus without showing symptoms, Lakatos noted. They may pass the virus on to people for whom it may be life-threatening, he said.

Hospitals received protective gear for intensive care workers by early Tuesday morning, he said. Protective equipment is being continuously supplied to those who may come in direct contact with virus-carriers through their work, he said.