Fourth wave inevitable, number of new infections growing quickly in Hungary
Prime Minister Viktor Orbán on Friday said a fourth wave of the coronavirus pandemic in Hungary was inevitable and urged the public to get vaccinated.
“The booster shot is akin to a life insurance policy,” the prime minister said in a regular interview with public broadcaster Kossuth Rádió, adding that he will receive his third jab over the weekend.
“The fourth wave of the pandemic will soon have Hungary surrounded, certainly from the east,” Orbán said, noting that while
“The fourth wave of the pandemic will soon have Hungary surrounded, certainly from the east,” Orbán said, noting that while
59 percent of Hungarians were vaccinated against Covid,
Romania’s vaccination rate was just 29 percent.
He urged the public to consider wearing face masks again, adding, however that it alone did not guarantee protection against infection.
He urged the public to consider wearing face masks again, adding, however that it alone did not guarantee protection against infection.
Orbán said the vaccines worked, as less than one percent of those inoculated were falling ill with Covid.
He urged people to get vaccinated, warning that the Delta variant of the virus was far more aggressive than the previous variants.
Ten patients died of a Covid-related illness over the past 24 hours, while 1,249 new coronavirus infections were registered, koronavirus.gov.hu said on Friday. So far 5,919,930 people have received a first jab, while 5,694,336 have been fully vaccinated. Fully 973,000 Hungarians have received a booster jab.
The number of active infections stands at 12,118, while hospitals are treating 800 Covid patients, 124 of whom need respiratory assistance.
Since the first outbreak, 833,115 infections have been registered, while fatalities have risen to 30,351. Fully 790,646 people have made a recovery. There are 10,990 people in official quarantine, while 7,127,710 tests have been officially carried out.
Get the jab. The life you save may be your own or your loved ones.
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