Coronavirus in Hungary

Almost 20 thousand new infections in the last 24h

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Altogether 77 patients died of a Covid-related illness in the past 24 hours, while 19,690 new coronavirus infections were registered, koronavirus.gov.hu said on Wednesday.

So far 6,365,250 people have received a first jab, while 6,105,342 have been double-jabbed. Fully 3,693,859 Hungarians have received a booster shot.

The number of active infections has risen to 230,549, while

hospitals are treating 4,341 Covid-19 patients, 163 of whom are intubated on a ventilator.

Since the first outbreak, 1,582,517 have been registered with the virus, while 41,548 deaths have been recorded. Fully 1,310,420 people have made a recovery.

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Hungary donates ventilators to NATO partner countries

Hungary donates ventilators to NATO partner countries

Hungary will donate 80 ventilators to partner countries of NATO, at the request of the organisation’s secretary-general, Foreign Minister Péter Szijjártó said on Tuesday.

As we wrote before, Chinese ventilators could not be used in Hungary. Hungarian hospitals struggled with fuming, incompatible ventilators, read details HERE.

The biggest donation, 30 ventilators, will be supplied to Bosnia and Herzegovina to help that country’s hospitals in treating coronavirus patients in a serious condition, Szijjártó said on Facebook.

The security of the Western Balkans is highly important for Hungary which is why countries in the region can rely on Hungary’s continued help, he said.

Szijjártó noted that

NATO had set up a fund one and a half years ago to provide assistance to its partner countries in their efforts to fight the pandemic.

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Coronavirus in Hungary – The number of active infections rise to 229,857

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Altogether 66 patients died of a Covid-related illness in the past 24 hours, while 9,422 new coronavirus infections were registered, koronavirus.gov.hu said on Tuesday.

So far 6,364,167 people have received a first jab, while 6,103,465 have been double-jabbed. Fully 3,688,593 Hungarians have received a booster shot, while 81,000 children aged 5-11 and 47 percent of 12-17 year olds have also been vaccinated, the website said.

The number of active infections has risen to 229,857, while

hospitals are treating 4,218 Covid-19 patients, 169 of whom are intubated on a ventilator.

Since the first outbreak, 1,562,827 have been registered with the virus, while

41,471 deaths have been recorded.

Fully 1,291,499 people have made a recovery.

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Hungary reports 45,407 new infections over weekend – latest numbers

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Altogether 176 patients died of a Covid-related illness during the weekend, while 45,407 new coronavirus infections were registered, koronavirus.gov.hu said on Monday.

So far 6,363,112 people have received a first jab, while 6,101,699 have been double-jabbed. Fully 3,683,719 Hungarians have received a booster shot.

The number of active infections has risen to 231,601, while

hospitals are treating 3,903 Covid-19 patients, 150 of whom are intubated on a ventilator.

Since the first outbreak, 1,553,405 have been registered with the virus, while

41,405 deaths have been recorded.

Fully 1,280,399 people have made a recovery.

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Socialists: Govt withdrew bid for EU Covid testing support

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The Socialist party has demanded the government explain why it decided to forego EU support of 900 million forints (€ 2.47 million) for coronavirus tests which could be offered to citizens free of charge or for a discount.

Socialist MEP Istvan Újhelyi told an online press briefing on Saturday that many people could not afford PCR tests which the government capped at 19,500 forints (€ 55), noting that a large family could end up paying 100,000 forints (€ 275) for a round of tests.

After numerous demands for information from the Hungarian government on the outcome of the bid for related funds, he turned to the European Commission and was told the government had withdrawn its request.

Újhelyi slammed the government’s “irresponsibility” and “insensitivity”. He added that EU support would have gone a long way to curbing the epidemic while helping travellers who received a vaccine that Western countries do not recognise.

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A recent Hungarian study shows that the lack of antibodies does indeed suggest lower protection against Covid-19.

As HVG reported, researchers measured the neutralising antibodies of people vaccinated with the Sinopharm vaccine and compared the results with the disease data of people also vaccinated with the Chinese vaccine.

With this, it was revealed that antibody levels are indeed a good predictor of immunity and that the lack of antibodies in elderly people vaccinated with the Chinese vaccine does suggest that they are less protected against Covid-19.

As Telex wrote, the results of the research were published in the scientific journal BMC Infectious Diseases, and they found that while 90% of people under the age of 50 had measurable levels of the antibody, 25% of people over 60 and 50% of people over 80 had no neutralising antibodies.

“Based on these findings, it seems clear that elderly people vaccinated with Sinopharm are much less protected against the coronavirus than younger people.”

The authors of the study are Tamás Ferenci, associate professor and biostatistician at the University of Óbuda, and Balázs Sarkadi, an academic and medical biochemist at the Natural Sciences Research Centre of the Eötvös Loránd Kutatási Hálózat (Eötvös Loránd Research Network, ELKH).

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During the experiment, a total of 450 people were tested for antibodies to a part of the coronavirus spike protein between 1 April and 21 June 2021. Measurements were taken at least 14 days after the second dose of the Sinopharm vaccine.

The study found that antibody levels decrease with age.

Telex already reported on the study and its key findings in July when it was made available in unedited form. However, an important development has taken place since then: at the end of November, the first study was published showing the protection levels of vaccines used in Hungary, broken down by vaccine type and age.

Referring to this, Miklós Kásler (Minister of Human Resources) said:

“Vaccination with the Sinopharm vaccine provides a broader spectrum of protection than all other vaccines.”

Unfortunately, however, this study did not cover the period when the effectiveness of the vaccines began to decline significantly due to the length of time that had elapsed. Despite this, it was still a landmark study because it was the first to provide meaningful data in a professional format on the performance of vaccines in Hungary.

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PM Orbán: opposition covets power and harms the nation’s interests

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Regarding opposition criticism of the way the government has handled the pandemic, PM Viktor Orbán said in his morning interview that his political opponents had gone “too far”. “There is always a better way to do things,” he said, adding that it was the opposition’s role to highlight those.

Accusing the opposition of “coveting power to the extent that harms interests of the nation, the country and the population”, however, he added that protection efforts should not be politicised.

Orbán said the operative body set up two years ago had been working to save lives, “and

they deserve better than to be attacked for it.”

He said the security of Hungarian citizens had always been the cornerstone of the protection efforts, and that went for vaccines too. The vaccines delivered as aid to other countries are reserves that would expire before they could be administered to Hungarians, so “it is better to give them away than to throw them out,” he added.

Regarding vaccine procurement, Orbán said: “It would be a mistake to expose Hungary to the group of Western pharmaceutical companies rallied by the European Union.” This way, Hungary can “show we are not here to provide extra profits to anyone,” he said. Commenting on the government’s decision to cap the prices on seven basic foods, Orbán said it could not be left to market players to solve the situation. The government, he added, would continue to

protect Hungarians “until things get back on track,”.

Growing energy prices rooted in politically motivated decisions are driving the inflation, Orbán said. “Brussels’ energy policy has failed,” he said. Climate protection should not be “forced” by imposing high energy prices, Orbán said, because that would lead to general price increases. “Policymaking in general should be about reconciling various viewpoints such as climate protection and social considerations,” he said.

The Hungarian government, the prime minister said, had “for years protected families by cutting utility prices”. Climate policy should focus on ensuring that

large polluters bear the brunt of the costs, “rather than letting Brussels burden Hungarian families,”

he said.

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Tragic! More people died in 2021 than in any year after WWII in Hungary

Preliminary data show that 7,336 children were born and 16,106 people died in December 2021, with the number of live births increasing by 1.8 percent compared with December last year, while deaths decreased by 6.1 percent, the Central Statistical Office (KSH) said on Friday.

KSH said the high base reflecting the second wave of the coronavirus pandemic in December 2020 was the reason for the decrease in the death rate.

As the number of deaths was lower than last year and births increased slightly, a 12 percent decrease in the natural population loss was registered, with a loss of 8,770 in December 2021 as against 9,949 in December 2020.

In December 2021, 4,320 couples tied the knot, up 30 percent from 1,008 in December 2020.

Last year, 93,000 children were born, up 0.7 percent from 2020, while 155,000 people died, 9.9 percent increase on the previous year.

The natural population loss came to 62,000 compared with 48,664 in 2020, an increase of 27 percent. In 2021, 72,000 couples were married, 7.3 percent up on the previous year.

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Nr of active infections above 225 thousand in Hungary

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Altogether 78 patients died of a Covid-related illness in the past 24 hours, while 17,869 new coronavirus infections were registered, koronavirus.gov.hu said on Friday.

So far 6,351,476 people have received a first jab, while 6,089,784 have been double-jabbed. Fully 3,594,529 Hungarians have received a booster shot.

The number of active infections has risen to 225,801, while hospitals are treating 3,463 Covid-19 patients, 145 of whom are intubated on a ventilator.

Since the first outbreak, 1,508,358 have been registered with the virus, while 41,229 deaths have been recorded. Fully 1,241,328 people have made a recovery.

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This African country will receive 200 thousand jabs from Hungary

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Hungary will donate 200,000 jabs of AstraZeneca coronavirus vaccine to Sudan, Foreign Minister Péter Szijjártó said on Thursday.
 
Sudan is the seventh African country to receive this form of help from Hungary, enabling them to better combat the pandemic, Szijjártó told MTI.
 
Thanks to the donation, Sudan will be able to speed up its vaccination campaign and increase the vaccination rate which is expected to reduce chances for the emergence of new variants, he said.
 
Hungary has taken a fair share in the global fight against the pandemic, having donated 2.6 million coronavirus vaccines to African countries so far, the foreign minister said.
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This is why Hungarian Olympic champion Csollány died from COVID

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Szilveszter Csollány was against the vaccine for a very long time. Eventually, because of his work in Austria, he was required to obtain ‘protection’, so, finally, in November 2021, he changed his mind.

Researcher Dr Tamás Letoha stated that his GP had informed him that Csollány had received the Janssen vaccine two weeks before he was hospitalised, but he was probably already ill at that point, said hirtv.hu.

Possible lung transplant

Since the coronavirus destroyed his body, Csollány was waiting for a lung transplant. Unfortunately, it was not possible to perform the procedure on the former Olympic champion. After nearly two months of fighting, on Monday, the coronavirus defeated his body. The athlete was transported to the hospital in early December. First, he was put on a ventilator, and then, since it was still not possible to get enough oxygen into his body, he received treatment for lung surgery.

This was our first article about him being hospitalised:

According to the information of Blikk.hu, Csollány’s lungs were so damaged because of Covid that it quickly became clear that a transplant would be necessary.

He was on the waiting list

“As a result of the coronavirus infection, the patient developed end-stage lung destruction and was placed on Eurotransplant’s emergency waiting list,” said Dr Ferenc Rényi-Vámos. “At the international level, a small number of lung transplants have been required so far due to the coronavirus disease, and this was the first such case in Hungary.”

Unfortunately, Csollány’s condition did not allow the transplant to be performed, and his body eventually gave up the fight.

He got up several times after being knocked down

Csollány was a celebrated hero, but his private life was not just about huge successes. The Olympic, World, and European Champion gymnast had to face several obstacles.

“I, too, thought it would be a lot easier after I won the Olympics, and then I soon realised that I still had to fight for everything,” he confessed in an interview years ago.

Despite the Olympic annuity, he had to struggle to make ends meet after taking out a Swiss franc-based, insurance-linked loan for their family home. He took on a variety of jobs and worked as a bartender for a year and a half. He loved to train children, but he had little opportunity to do so in Hungary. He was fired from the gymnastics club in Sopron. He toured as a trainer in Switzerland, Iceland, and most recently in Austria.

“It’s not easy for someone to be with me. But I’m not a dangerous person, I just don’t like pointless and stupid things,” said the gymnast, who many considered stubborn.

He also experienced crises in his private life. His first wife gave birth to a daughter, who is now 23 years old (Simona) and lives in Dublin. He lived happily in his second marriage, raising two daughters with his partner, Judit: 16-year-old Kitti and 13-year-old Kincső.

Rest in peace, Champion!

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Almost 1.5 million people caught the virus since its outbreak in Hungary

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Altogether 64 patients died of a Covid-related illness in the past 24 hours, while 19,213 new coronavirus infections were registered, koronavirus.gov.hu said on Thursday.
 
So far 6,347,426 people have received a first jab, while 6,085,866 have been double-jabbed. Fully 3,573,570 Hungarians have received a booster shot.
 
The number of active infections has risen to 215,839, while hospitals are treating 3,267 Covid-19 patients, 157 of whom are intubated on a ventilator.
 
Since the first outbreak, 1,490,489 have been registered with the virus, while 41,151 deaths have been recorded. Fully 1,233,499 people have made a recovery.
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A new survey shows what percentage of the population would be okay with mandatory vaccination.

In Hungary, there are 6 million 342 thousand people who got at least one dose of the COVID-19 vaccine. 6.1 million people received two jabs, and 3.5 million got a third, booster vaccine out of the total number. – writes napi.hu. The portal published the results of a survey that Pulzus-kutató conducted. The figures show how many Hungarians are in favour of mandatory vaccination and how many refuse it.

In November, 44% were against mandatory vaccination. Now, 59% of people refuse the idea of mandatory vaccination. Members of the older generation, individuals with a college degree, and Budapest residents are mostly the ones who would be in favour of mandatory vaccination. The younger generation and residents of county seats are the most against it.

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54% of Budapest residents who vote are in favor of making vaccines compulsory. As opposed to this, only 35% of residents of county seats are in favour of it. 63% of settlement residents, 61% of people living in cities, and 46% of Budapest locals are against mandatory jabs. Only 27% of people aged 18-39 years old would make vaccination obligatory, 47% of middle-aged people would support the same idea, and 54% of people above the age of 60 are in favour of mandatory jabs. 52% of graduates would introduce mandatory immunisation.

While many people are still against taking the vaccine, parties organised with the aim to get the virus are an opportunity considered by some people in various countries. Doctors, however, say it should not be an option.

Emergency doctor Gábor Zacher told RTL that coronavirus is neither a joke nor a game. According to him, a so-called Omicron party is like Russian roulette. He says that people cannot know what post-covid health issues the infected people may have to deal with or how the organs change because of the virus. He has not heard of COVID-19 parties in Hungary, but he warns people against trying to intentionally get the virus.

 This is in accordance with the messages that most doctors are trying to convey: vaccinated or not, people should take the virus seriously. Some people get through the illness with mild symptoms, while others end up in hospitals or worse.

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Hungary to donate 150,000 COVID doses to this American country

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Hungary will donate 150,000 doses of AstraZeneca coronavirus vaccine to Ecuador at the request of that country’s government, Foreign Minister Péter Szijjártó said on Wednesday.
 
Szijjártó said on Facebook that the move was expected to enable Ecuador to speed up its vaccination campaign so it can better combat the pandemic.
 
Hungary has a vested interest in speeding up of the vaccination campaign everywhere in the world, as slow campaigns and low vaccination rates are the main causes of the development of new variants and mutations of the virus, he said. These variants can then quickly get to Europe, which must be prevented, he added.
 
As the only European country with an embassy in the South American country, Hungary has already developed close cooperation with Ecuador,
 
he said.
 
 
Economic cooperation has been expanding and an increasing number of Hungarian companies have started successful operation in the Ecuadorian market, also using it as a starting point to expand further in Latin America, he said.
 
As part of health-care cooperation,
 
Hungary has previously supplied to Ecuador 20,000 doses of vaccines against children’s diseases and sent 100,000 masks,
 
he said.
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Record high number of new infections in Hungary!

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Altogether 69 patients died of a Covid-related illness in the past 24 hours, while 20,174 new coronavirus infections were registered, koronavirus.gov.hu said on Wednesday.
 
So far 6,345,766 people have received a first jab, while 6,083,949 have been double-jabbed. Fully 3,567,044 Hungarians have received a booster shot.
 
The number of active infections has risen to 205,376, while hospitals are treating 3,145 Covid-19 patients, 164 of whom are intubated on a ventilator.
 
 
Since the first outbreak, 1,471,276 have been registered with the virus, while 41,087 deaths have been recorded. Fully 1,224,813 people have made a recovery.
 
Meanwhile, the Hungarian Competition Authority (GVH) found that the

COVID quick tests in Hungary are more expensive than the EU average.

Index.hu said that the body started a survey last December. Therefore, GVH suggested the government allow selling such tests in the different market chains, drugstores and fuel stations. As a result, their cost could be lower. Provided the government does not agree, GVH suggested introducing a price cap in the case of quick tests.

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Hungary COVID-19 death toll over 41,000

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Altogether 74 patients died of a Covid-related illness in the past 24 hours, while 9,717 new coronavirus infections were registered, koronavirus.gov.hu said on Tuesday.

So far 6,344,089 people have received a first jab, while 6,082,196 have been double-jabbed. In total, 3,560,753 Hungarians have received a booster shot.

The number of active infections has risen to 193,630, while

hospitals are treating 3,115 Covid-19 patients, 177 of whom are intubated on a ventilator.

Since the first outbreak, 1,451,102 have been registered with the virus, while

41,018 deaths have been recorded.

Fully 1,216,454 people have made a recovery.

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Tragic! Hungarian Olympic champion Szilveszter Csollány dies at 51 due to coronavirus

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The Hungarian Olympic, world and European champion gymnast was hospitalised at the beginning of December due to coronavirus infection. Despite the long struggle, the tragic news has been announced today that the Hungarian Olympian passed away at the age of 51.

Szilveszter Csollány was born on 13th April 1970 in Sopron. Thanks to his above-average physical abilities and perseverance, he achieved considerable success in gymnastics from an early age.

The breakthrough success came at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, where the athlete won an Olympic gold medal. This achievement earned him the title Hungarian Sportsman of The Year in 2000 and 2002. His success story was completed when he won the 2002 World Championships in Debrecen. The following year he retired after winning one Olympic gold and silver, one World Championship gold and five silver medals, and one European Championship gold, one silver and four bronze medals – reported by Metropol.

After his retirement, Csollány worked as a gymnastics coach. He spent a few years teaching in Iceland and Switzerland. In the last few years, he commuted between Sopron and Austria.

The Hungarian Olympian was hospitalised on 3rd December with coronavirus infection.

Due to his worsening pneumonia, doctors kept him alive with artificial lungs in a Budapest hospital. The condition of the Olympic athlete was unknown for a few weeks.

Unfortunately, today the Hungarian Gymnastics Federation and the Hungarian Olympic Committee have announced

the tragic news that the Hungarian Olympian passed away at the age of 51. 

In addition to his outstanding sporting achievements, Szilveszter Csollány was an excellent husband and father. The Hungarian Olympic champion is mourned by his three daughters and his wife, the Hungarian Gymnastics Federation, the Hungarian Olympic Committee and the entire Hungarian nation.

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Since the first outbreak, more than 1,440,000 COVID-19 infections registered in Hungary

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Altogether 122 patients died of a Covid-related illness over the weekend, while 39,928 new coronavirus infections were registered, koronavirus.gov.hu said on Monday.

So far 6,342,496 people have received a first jab, while 6,080,592 have been double-jabbed. Fully 3,554,502 Hungarians have received a booster shot.

The number of active infections has risen to 191,312,

while hospitals are treating 2,921 Covid-19 patients, 176 of whom are intubated on a ventilator.

Since the first outbreak, 1,441,385 have been registered with the virus, while

40,944 deaths have been recorded.

Fully 1,209,129 people have made a recovery.

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