Number of new infections slowly climbing up in Hungary
Sixteen patients died of a Covid-related illness during the past 24 hours, while 774 new coronavirus infections were registered, koronavirus.gov.hu said on Friday.
So far 5,905,837 people have received a first jab, while 5,674,182 have been fully vaccinated. Fully 877,000 Hungarians have received a booster jab. The number of active infections stands at 9,121, while hospitals are treating 650 Covid patients, 100 of whom need respiratory assistance. Since the first outbreak, 827,410 infections have been registered, while fatalities have risen to 30,275. Fully 788,014 people have made a recovery.
There are 8,006 people in official quarantine, while 7,032,329 tests have been officially carried out.
Meanwhile, the Hungarian government will send 1,000 boxes of the antiviral drug favipiravir to Romania early next week to assist the neighbouring country’s coronavirus pandemic defence efforts, the foreign minister said on Friday.
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“The fourth wave of the pandemic is, no doubt, here. Those who have not been vaccinated will easily get into trouble, as it has been the case around the world,” Péter Szijjártó said on Facebook. “Countries with a low vaccination rate are facing more serious problems.”     In Romania “everything is happening now all at once”, Szijjártó said, referring to the most recent hospital fire.
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He said Hungary aimed to provide help to its neighbours and is in regular contact with Hunor Kelemen, Romania’s deputy prime minister. Consultations on further help will be continued, the minister said. “In a first step,
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we will send 1,000 boxes of favipiravir early next week.
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This medicine can help prevent or treat serious symptoms,” Szijjártó said, adding that effective pandemic protection efforts in neighbouring countries would also benefit Hungary.
