Several patients and hospital staff were infected with COVID-19 at Szent János hospital

Szent János hospital is not accepting patients since last Friday since many of their current patients and health care professionals were infected with the coronavirus.

Népszava reported that a doctor turned out to be infected with the coronavirus and was sent to quarantine at the beginning of the week. On Friday last week, another employee and a patient got a fever.

After this case, the hospital did a test, and another three people got positive results. This happened at the surgical department, which will be disinfected, cleaned, and after a new test will be done on next Sunday and Monday, so that the healthcare institution can take new patients – wrote Telex. Népszava also found out from institutional sources that many people were transported from Szent Margit hospital to Covid departments.

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People who got the vaccine might have symptoms similar to those of the flu, but they can still spread the virus to others without their knowledge.

People who do not have the vaccination certificate have to show the results of a negative PCR test done not sooner than 48 hours before going to surgery or rehabilitation. In case of other health care services, such as endoscopic, bronchoscopic, respiratory, or otolaryngological examinations, a rapid antigen test is required. The latter is free of charge. The source, who talked about the health care issue, also said that “the covid vaccine certificate does not protect from the virus. Therefore every patient should be provided with a free PCR test.”

Virologist Gábor Kemenesi brought to attention a very important fact. According to a study in India, even if only 30% of people wear a mask, Covid-caused illnesses drop by 10%.

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The mask also protects from new variations of covid. Meanwhile, in Hungary, people are invited to events such as the Eucharistic Congress, where all safety regulations are lifted. Right when many people are concerned about the fourth wave of the pandemic, the number of infections is on the rise, and a third jab is advised.

Source: Nápszava, hvg.hu, Telex