Debt of Hungary’s hospitals record high
By the end of September, Hungarian hospitals could have a debt of more than HUF 100 billion (EUR 256 million) to suppliers. According to the secretary general of the Hungarian Medical Technology Association, many companies are close to bankruptcy. The government gave HUF 60 billion (EUR 154 million) for consolidation during the summer. However, it was most likely spent on wage payments, as hospitals did not have enough money to cover those.
Szabad Európa reported that by the end of October, hospitals would have to settle at least HUF 60 billion (EUR 154 million) in debts to suppliers. According to their professional association, the total debt could exceed HUF 100 billion (EUR 256 million) by the end of September. There are over 4,000 suppliers in the entire hospital system in Hungary. Out of those, about a thousand are medical equipment suppliers, and the rest are other goods and services that are necessary for the operation of hospitals.
Growing debt
According to the Treasury, the stock debt was around HUF 70.2 billion (EUR 180 million) at the end of June, falling to HUF 62.8 billion (EUR 161 million) by July, but rising to HUF 71.5 billion (EUR 183 million) in August. However, including universities, the debt of hospitals continues to grow. The amount owed to suppliers and utility companies is estimated to have exceeded HUF 90 billion (EUR 231 million) in July and HUF 93.7 billion (EUR 240 million) in August. According to the association’s secretary general, this is a historic record.
Help from the government
The State Secretary for Health, Péter Takács, indicated in early July that there would be a partial consolidation in the summer, about half of the debt. It later turned out that the government had given hospitals a total of over HUF 60 billion (EUR 154 million) to settle their debts. However, the figures did not add up. Despite the help from the Hungarian government, the debt had risen to HUF 93.7 billion (EUR 240 million) by August.
The government has communicated that the money will be used to cover last year’s and this year’s utility bills for hospitals. In principle, it could only be used for this purpose, but this was not specified in the government decision. It was later revealed that the hospitals had not been given the money to cover the pay rises. Therefore, most of the money from the government was spent on wages. Suppliers did not receive any money. If the debt toward suppliers is not settled in time, patients will feel the negative effects of this significant problem.
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Accident in Hungarian airspace claims life!
The accident happened on 8 July, a man suffered serious injuries but was taken into hospital, and doctors performed surgery immediately. They saved his life in the short run, but yesterday he died because of the wounds he suffered close to Nyíregyháza.
According to telex.hu, a Hungarian man was seriously injured on 8 July after his parachute did not open properly. The sad events happened near Nyíregyháza, a Hungarian city of 116,000 inhabitants in Northeast Hungary, close to the Ukrainian-Hungarian border.
Based on the statement of the Hungarian Parachute Association (Magyar Ejtőernyős Szövetség) posted on Facebook, the man’s name was Zsolt, and he was their student. Since his parachute did not open properly, he hit the ground hard, and despite the professional medical help, his life could not be saved. Zsolt passed away on Wednesday morning. The association added that experts are now investigating the circumstances of the tragedy.
Hungary’s nr1 commercial TV channel, RTL Klub, wrote before that Zsolt was in his forties and was carrying out his second jump. For some reason, his parachute did not open properly. According to an eye-witness, his instructor shouted to release the damaged parachute. He could not do so and hit the ground spinning in the air.
Fatal accident: the instructor tried to help
Zsolt was immediately taken to the hospital where doctors performed a surgery and kept him anesthetised. The man from Mickolc jumped from 1,000-1,200 metres high and completed his first jump without a problem. Béla Jászai, a parachute instructor, said that, during his second jump, an anomaly developed in his parachute which he could not solve.
An eye witness said his instructor kept shouting the orders to him, but he could not act accordingly. Zsolt’s parachute was half-open, so he spun in the air, but the distance between him and the ground ran short too swiftly. Finally, he hit the ground between the runway and the hangars on a grassy terrain. An ambulance helicopter took him to hospital, but he suffered serious skull, chest, pelvic bone and limb injuries. The medical team took him to the Kenézy Hospital in Debrecen, performed surgery that day and he was kept under anaesthesia at the ICU for weeks. Unfortunately, they could not save Zsolt’s life.
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Brutal increase in the number of abortions in Hungary
No matter how hard the Hungarian government has tried to stop or at least reduce abortions, the number of abortions has only increased since the adoption of the so-called “heartbeat” decree last September.
The number of abortions in Hungary has not decreased since the adoption of the so-called heartbeat decree in September. (We wrote about the cruel regulation in detail HERE.) On the contrary, the number has increased for four consecutive months, according to an article of Válasz Online. Analysing national and health insurance hospital data, the news portal found that in six counties, the increase reached or exceeded 15 percent.
Válasz Online spoke to several women in the capital who had their pregnancies terminated in private clinics for hundreds of thousands of forints. A university student in the capital said the bureaucratic part of the procedure was so long-winded that they feared they might run out of time if they had to wait for the procedure in a public hospital.
What is the heartbeat decree?
In September last year, the government tightened domestic abortion regulation overnight, without any social debate or professional consultation, Telex writes. Under the new law, women seeking abortions must now prove that they have been “clearly and identifiably presented with a factor indicating the functioning of fetal vital functions” by their doctor.
The experiences of women are not unanimous: some have experienced a huge trauma after a termination, others have experienced it as an episode in their lives. The reasons for abortion can also vary widely, but one thing is certain. As Telex words it, abortion is not a political act, but a decision taken in response to individual circumstances.
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PHOTOS: President Novák visits Hungarian soldiers injured in Kosovo
President Katalin Novák on Wednesday visited 12 Hungarian soldiers convalescing in a Budapest hospital after sustaining injuries in conflicts in Kosovo.
Hungarian troops within KFOR tackled conflicts in northern Kosovo on Friday. Altogether 27 Hungarians were injured, 12 of whom are now convalescing in Budapest.
As the commander-in-chief of the Hungarian Armed Forces, Novák thanked the soldiers for their service and wished them a swift recovery, the president said on Facebook on Wednesday.
PHOTO: Polish ambassador involved in a car crash in Budapest, taken to hospital
Poland’s Ambassador to Hungary crashed his car into a trolleybus on Monday. The ambassador was taken to the hospital.
The Polish Ambassador crashed his car into a trolleybus on Monday in Nagymező Street, baleset-info.hu reports.
On Monday afternoon, the Audi A6 car of the Polish Embassy was driving in Zichy Jenő Street in the VI district, Telex reports. The Audi was driven by the ambassador, Sebastian Kęciek, who was alone in the car. The ambassador did not give way to the 78 trolleybus coming from the left on the main road when he reached Nagymező Street.
The car’s airbags deployed, and the airbag in the steering wheel caused a head injury to the ambassador. He was taken to hospital by ambulance. No one on the trolleybus was injured.
You can find more photos of the scene HERE.
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Many changes are coming to Hungary from 1 May
There is a great deal of changes we should look out for with the arrival of May.
These include a new bank, a new bus route, new transportation passes and regulations related to compulsory mask use, writes Mfor.hu.
End of the Covid era
The Chief Medical Officer of Hungary, Cecília Müller has recalled the last existing directive about compulsory mask-wearing. From 1 May, it is no longer required by law to wear medical masks in health and social care facilities. However, directors of hospitals are still free to make the decision to introduce masks in their own establishments, or in given wards.
Country and castle-county passes
It is now possible to purchase new cross-country public transportation passes. These were first announced in a speech by Prime Minister Viktor Orbán a few months ago. They give customers the possibility to travel for a discounted price. You can use these passes when traveling with MÁV-Start, Volánbusz, MÁV-HÉV or GYSEV.
Castle-county passes give you unrestricted access to these services in the given county you bought the pass for. One month costs 9,450 forints (EUR 25). The country pass gives you the same benefits, but it covers the entire country and costs 18,900 forints (EUR 50). With a valid student card, you can get a 90 percent discount on both types of tickets.
New bank
On 30 April, after 3 years of procedure, the fusion of MKB Bank and Takarékbank came to a finish. They now form the MBH Bank, the second largest domestically owned financial facility in the country.
Part of the union is the transition of the IT devices and servers, which may cause MBH customers to face partial and complete suspension of banking services until Tuesday. This does not affect the use of bank and credit cards. The bank numbers of the customers won’t change either.
Traffic changes in Budapest
From today, a new bus line will connect the XII and XIII Districts. On weekdays, bus 210 will commute between Gyöngyösi Street and Svábhegy. On weekends and holidays, bus 210B will transport people from Gyöngyösi Street to Normafa bus stop.
In the XIV District, commonly known as Zugló, a new parking zone has been created. It is bordered on five sides by Fogarasi Street, Nagy Lajos Király Road, Bánki Donát Street, Padlizsán Street and Kerepesi Street. On weekdays, parking here will cost 300 forints (EUR 0.81) per hour between 8 AM and 6 PM.
Train-stop signalling
Changes are also coming to train services. From this day on, GYSEV passenger trains will only stop at given stations if travellers indicate their intention to get on or off the vehicle. Passengers who wish to depart have to signal the train driver with the stop button situated at the entrance doors. Those who wish to get on should wait on the platform where the driver can easily spot them.
Brutal photo: a little girl’s hand caught in a meat grinder in Hungary
The Heim Paul Hungarian Children’s Hospital has published a horrifying photo on social media. The picture depicts a two-year-old girl with her hand stuck in a meat grinder.
Brutal photo
“Yes, unfortunately, everyone can see …. those fingers belong to a 2-year-old girl,” Heim Pál Children’s Hospital, Hungary’s largest children’s hospital, wrote on its Facebook page. The photo shows a child with a hand stuck in a meat grinder taken to the hospital.
The child had reached into the grinder and its pulley had pulled the little girl’s hand in and her fingers were almost up to the blades, rtl.hu reports.
According to the hospital, “the child was brought to our Surgery Department along with the electric meat grinder, where our hand surgeons, Dr. Gabriella Wéber and Dr. István Füle, operated on the child’s bone, nerve and tendon injuries in a bloodless state.” Heim Paul mentions that the surgery was successful, the circulation of the damaged tissues was restored, no signs of infection were detected, and the child’s hand will be restored to full function.
Word of caution
Dr. Anikó Nagy, Chief Medical Director, was grateful to the doctors and nurses of the hospital who work tirelessly to do what they do best: provide the highest quality of care for children.
The Heim Pál National Institute of Paediatrics performs nearly 2 million procedures a year. This makes it one of the largest independent children’s hospitals in Europe. The hospital aims to treat patients with the highest possible level of professionalism in all areas of paediatrics. Each year, they receive nearly 35,000 inpatients and one and a half million children and adolescents treated as outpatients.
The police station of Nagykőrös started proceedings against a 55-year-old woman for endangering a minor in connection with the case. According to information from the Pest Vármegyei headquarters, the person is the grandmother of the little girl.
The girl was taken by ambulance to Heim Pál Hospital. The hospital concludes its post with the words “Let’s take better care of our children.”
British nurse suffers heart attack, falls into coma in Hungary
A British nurse, the fiancée of a Hungarian musician, has suffered a heart attack in Pécs. The incident happened on Easter Monday and the woman has been in a coma since then.
Ákos Hasznos, bassist, gave a concert in a nightclub in Pécs. The musician’s fiancée, Kerstie Metcalf, a British national, suddenly collapsed in the crowd, metropol.hu writes.
Kerstie suffered a heart attack in Pécs
51-year-old Kerstie Metcalf and her fiancé travelled to Hungary on Good Friday. They came to visit the man’s family in Pécs. On Easter Monday, after an enjoyable family weekend, the man gave a concert at a nightclub in the town. During the performance, Kerstie fell ill and collapsed in the crowd. Her heart had stopped.
The woman was resuscitated and taken to a nearby hospital. “She has been in the hospital for the last 12 days in a ‘coma-like state’ after her brain was starved of oxygen,” walesonline.co.uk reports.
She’s disabled herself but she remained working during the pandemic to save lives
A nurse in England, her job wanted to exempt her from her work during the COVID pandemic because of her specific underlying condition. However, Kerstie refused to stay at home. She said that at a time like this, she could not stand by and let others work for her, and that it was her duty to help.
The woman had a heart attack at the concert and had to be resuscitated on the spot by the paramedics. The resulting complications led to an epileptic seizure. After successful resuscitation, she was taken to the Pécs clinic where she was put into an induced coma.
It took a lot of money to take her home
Her family would have to pay GBP 30 000 to fly her home and put her in the care of the NHS, where she worked as a surgical nurse for 30 years. Her son Sam Metcalf said: “We just want her home and safe, surrounded by all of us that love her.” “Doctors keep her under anaesthesia to protect her brain. They believe she has suffered irreversible damage,” the boy told Metropol.
The hospital in Pécs immediately contacted the Southend University Hospital in England, where the woman and her family lives. The family contacted the British Foreign Ministry, where they were advised to speak to the British Embassy in Hungary. “At the embassy, they said there was nothing they could do. They cannot help bring her home unless she is dead,” Sam said.
With the help of donaters, she is finally recovering at home
The family has set up a GoFundMe page to help raise enough money as soon as possible to help Kerstie recover at home. The money raised from donations will cover Kerstie’s medical bills in Hungary, as well as her repatriation by air ambulance.
Kerstie has since arrived safely in the UK, where her loved ones are eagerly awaiting her and are confident that she will recover.
Click HERE and HERE to see photos of Kerstie.
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Tragedy in Hungary: Dead two-year-old child brought to police station in car boot
A woman and a man stopped in a car in front of the Nyíregyháza Police Station early in the morning on Saturday, 15 April. At the police station, they reported a dead child lying in the car boot. Later, it emerged that another, injured child was also in the car.
Criminal proceedings – a dead child in front of the police station
Police have launched criminal proceedings in connection with the death of a two-year-old child, the Szabolcs-Szatmár-Bereg County Police Headquarters said. In a statement published on police.hu, it is only said that the police received a “report of the death of a 2-year-old child” on Saturday morning, ten minutes before 6 AM.
According to RTL Híradó, a woman and a man stopped a car in front of the Nyíregyháza Police Station early in the morning. There, they reported a dead child lying in the car boot. The information from szon.hu is consistent with this.
A deceased two-year-old child and an injured little girl
As Tények reports, during the search of the car, the police found a one-year-old baby in the car besides the dead child. The baby’s body was covered with injuries, but she was alive and was taken to hospital.
In accordance with the news portal, they are a brother and a sister who were brought to Nyíregyháza to live in foster care from Ilk, a village near Vásárosnamény. According to press reports, both children were malnourished.
The mother is a 17-year-old girl, mother of 3
According to the latest information from RTL Híradó, the mother of the children is a 17-year-old from Ilk. She has has been in a mother’s home for a year with her youngest child. It is reported that her other two children, a boy and a girl, have been removed from the family. They were the ones found outside the police station.
Several residents of Ilk confirmed to RTL Híradó that they know the children’s biological family, but they cannot believe the news yet. The community is shocked by the tragedy.
The deceased little boy was referred to as Sanyika (nickname of Sándor).
Police are investigating the exact cause of the two-year-old’s death in the framework of a criminal investigation.
Huge tightenings in Hungarian healthcare: what does the future hold?
The key points of the transformation of healthcare, especially inpatient care were presented at the Hospital Association (Magyar Kórházszövetség) conference. They are also reviewing the system of public procurement and will make changes in the number of beds.
Péter Takács, Minister of State for Health at Ministry of Interior, presented the changes to the financing of inpatient care at a conference of the Hospital Association. The establishment of a planned annual budget will be achieved within three years by the end of the term.
Reduction in numbers
According to napi.hu, they aim for a reduction in the radical number of bed days in inpatient care. Eurostat data show that in 2017, Hungary had the highest average length of hospital stay for inpatients among European Union member states, at 9.8 days. Similar figures are found in the Czech Republic, where it was 9.6 days. The Netherlands had the lowest at 4.5 days.
As for the restructuring of the financing of specialised care, he said that inpatient care had been completed for the moment, and now the restructuring of outpatient care was coming.
Debt constantly building up
It is not the actual treatment event that is financed by the National Health Insurance Fund (Nemzeti Egészségbiztosítási Alapkezelő, NEAK), this is called “cottoning”. For example, a county hospital recorded 7 procedures per patient. Although, a small specialist clinic recorded 20 procedures per patient. The aim would be to finance an intervention at its real value.
In the 2023 budget, the government plans to pay out HUF 4033 billion (EUR 10.57 billion) from the E-fund. Since 2018, E-fund has increased by 1.5 times, yet we are facing a debt that is constantly building up. At the end of 2022, HUF 55 billion (EUR 144.1 million) was paid out to institutions as operating support because they did not make ends meet from the budget that was available to them.
According to Péter Takács, there are six main reasons for the debt: the structure of the profession, the management impact, own investments, the size of the facility, the building structure, and the overrun of the planned annual budget.
The increased energy bills of hospitals will be financed by the heating fund, as HUF 2,000 billion (EUR 5.24 billion) have been paid for heating bills in the public sector. In the healthcare sector, the share of single-start public procurement is to be reduced from the current 40 percent to less than 15 percent, the state secretary said.
Long-term solutions in the Hungarian healthcare system
Of the three million square metres of hospital space, 30 percent has always been empty. This needs to change and beds should be transferred to the social sector. They will look at where there is a need for active operating theatre beds. Even if no patients go there, it costs the hospital HUF 2.8 million (EUR 7340) a day.
According to nepszava.hu, Péter Takács also said that in the next three years, the care system will be adapted to the needs of the population. They will also analyse what services people in the area of each institution need and what services they travel further to get. In their experience, private health care “creams off” young and middle-aged patients with relatively low care costs, while those who are harder and more expensive to treat are left to the public care system.
Among the long-term solutions, he said, is to spend around HUF one billion (EUR 2.6 million) to set up a regular revision of “cottoning” in 6-10 hospitals. This will contribute to balanced debt-free management, he said.
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Hungarian medical miracle: young mother’s life saved in an unprecedented way
At the Hungarian Orthopedic Clinic of Semmelweis University, half of the woman’s pelvic bone was replaced with a state-of-the-art implant. In addition to preserving the leg, there is a high chance of restoring its function before the advancement of the bone tumor. There was no prior precedent for this innovative procedure in Hungary.
The Hungarian mother suffered from pelvic bone tumor
According to Tamás Perlaky, the orthopedic surgeon who conducted the operation, the 31-year-old woman experienced unduly sharp pain during her pregnancy. She had to go through numerous examinations, and after giving birth she could not even stand on her feet. Finally, the X-ray showed that her unusual symptoms were caused by a pelvic bone tumor, reports Index.
Bone tumor is a relatively rare disease
Bone tumor, which does not develop as a result of metastasis, is a relatively rare disease. It accounts for 1 percent of all cancer cases, and roughly half of them are malignant. Approximately, 50-60 people are diagnosed with it every year in Hungary. Three types are usually distinguished, the 31-year-old woman suffered from the so-called Ewing’s sarcoma, which can occur even at the age of 3-4 until the beginning of the 30s. According to Tamás Perlaky, bone tumors are typically childhood diseases, the first symptom of which is persistent pain independent of exercise, which does not go away even at night. With chemotherapy and surgery, if discovered in time, they can now mostly be treated well.
The preparation for the operation took several months
“In the case of the 31-year-old woman, the X-ray showed a tumor of such a large size that it became more and more certain that half of the pelvic bone had to be removed”, said Tamás Perlaky. According to the specialist, the preparation for the operation took several months. First, the German engineering team, with the professional support of the Hungarian orthopedic doctors, prepared the implant based on the CT scan. After that, a unique fairness license from NEAK was also required to support the innovative but expensive procedure, because only the purchase of an implant amounted to HUF 16 million (EUR 41814,89).
The specialist emphasised that there were few patients who were suitable for this procedure, as the preparation process took months. In order to avoid complications, the operation could be performed only on those patients who have no other chronic diseases nor are they overweight, and the malignant change has not yet metastasised.
There was no prior precedent for this innovative procedure in Hungary
The operation took place in November, in which the usual team participated, three surgeons, two operating assistants and an anesthesiologist. The procedure lasted six hours. “The histological results revealed that the tumor responded well to chemotherapy and radiation therapy. It was successfully removed, and there were no metastases elsewhere”, said the surgeon. With the new implant, the patient will be able to live a full life, the specialist added. A few weeks after the intervention, the woman was able to recover at home. However, her treatment will continue for a few months with chemotherapy to prevent the recurrence of the tumor, and movement rehabilitation will follow as well.
3-year-old Hungarian girl with leukemia mistreated 10 times
It took five months for Scottish doctors to carry out the first major test on the little girl. The girl and her mother were turned away by doctors ten times, saying it is just the flu. The mother had to beg for the doctors, so they would run a blood test on her. It turned out the 3-year-old girl had leukemia and would have had only 1-2 months to live without treatments.
A Hungarian family living in Scotland is caught up in a real nightmare, wrote BorsOnline.hu. After starting nursery, the little girl was constantly ill, which the doctors considered normal for a young child being in a new environment.
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Receptionist to the girl with leukemia: “Are you here again?”
“Ilona Zahorszki, said she asked at least 10 doctors for help before she took her little girl Theano abroad for tests. She was diagnosed with leukemia on New Year’s Day.”
Ilona fought desperately to get her checked out and find out what was wrong with her. The girl’s symptoms – including colds, ear and chest infections and belly ache – began last summer. However, the frequency of symptoms has increased and symptoms such as joint problems, urine infections, and tantrums have also occurred regularly. Finally, she was given Nurofen – a medicine which is available without prescription.
“I felt that there was a big problem, the child’s behaviour had changed completely. Before her illness, she was a very active, lively child.”
At one point the receptionist at the hospital asked Ilona: “Are you here again?” As if they were there for their wellness treatments at their own leisure.
Even arthritis, constipation and allergic reaction to antibiotics are believed to be possible symptoms of this deadly desease, wrote mirror.co.uk.
The little girl was too ill to stand on her feet after a while. The mother threatened and yelled at the Scottish doctor, who refused to carry out any serious tests – as did his colleagues. So, after several months, the general practitioner finally referred the little girl for a comprehensive check-up.
Only 1-2 months to live without treatment
The comprehensive examination revealed that Theano has a rare form of leukemia. Chemotherapy treatment had to be started immediately because without it, the 3-year-old girl would only have had 1-2 months to live. Now that treatment has started “in time”, there is a good chance of survival.
The parents were so desperate that they had completely lost faith in the system and were considering taking the little girl abroad – to Hungary, where her mother is from, or to Greece, where her father is from – if they did not get the blood tests from the health service.
“We regret any instance where someone feels we have failed to provide the highest standard of care. We would encourage anyone to contact our patient affairs team if they wish to raise any concerns to allow them to be fully investigated”, said Dr David Watson, University Hospital Wishaw chief of nursing.
Now Mrs Zahorszki, urges other parents to follow their instincts and not allow their concerns to be dismissed by medics, wrote dailymail.co.uk.
More than half thousand Hungarians in hospital due to COVID
Fully 866 new infections were confirmed last week, while there were 51 fatalities in connection with Covid-19, the Coronavirus Press Centre said on Wednesday.
The number of active infections stands at 8,597, they said. Currently, 523 coronavirus patients are being treated in hospital, 61 intubated on a ventilator. Altogether 6,421,176 people have been vaccinated against the coronavirus, with 6,207,670 having received a second jab, 3,904,179 a third, and 418,600 a fourth. The number of registered infections since the start of the pandemic has reached 2,191,200 in Hungary, while there have been 48,629 deaths. Fully 2,133,974 people have made a recovery.
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Hungarian man brutally abuses little girl, the child is hospitalised with fractured forehead
A seven-year-old girl was dragged, punched and thrown to the ground by a man, and was taken to hospital with a fractured forehead.
A 41-year-old man has been charged with assault by the Győr District Prosecutor’s Office after he punched a seven-year-old girl twice in the face, then lifted her up by her hands and legs and threw her to the ground, according to a press release from the Győr-Moson-Sopron County Prosecutor’s Office.
According to the indictment, the incident happened this autumn at a playground in Győr, where the man assaulted the girl because her behaviour upset him, Telex writes. The little girl had a fight with several children on the playground, including the little girl of the accused man’s ex-partner.
The man was fed up with her behaviour, so he twisted her hands in front of the other parents, pulled the little girl in front of them to make her pay for her behaviour. When she did not respond, the man flew into a rage and punched her twice in the face, causing her to fall to the ground, kisalfold.hu reports.
He then lifted her up with his hands at her feet and deliberately threw her to the ground. As a result of the assault, the little girl suffered a fractured forehead, an injury that takes more than eight days to heal.
In the indictment, the prosecution proposed, among other things, a suspended prison sentence, a fine, probation supervision and that the court order the man to attend aggression management classes. The Győr District Court is expected to decide on the merits of the case.
Coronavirus: a ward of one of Budapest’s most important hospitals has secretly been closed
The number of patients with coronavirus has increased at the neurology department of the Hungarian Defence Forces Medical Centre (Honvédkórház), and it has been closed. The news on the medical institution’s website did not mention this either in September or October.
The number of coronavirus patients in the neurology department of the Honvédkórház has increased, so several other institutions have been designated for patients requiring inpatient care, napi.hu writes, referring to the Facebook post of health expert Zsombor Kunetz. Four other hospitals have been designated to treat the patients, two in Budapest, one in Vác and one in Kistarcsa.
The following hospitals have been designated for adult patients requiring active neurological inpatient specialist care:
- Uzsoki Street Hospital (Budapest)
- Flór Ferenc Hospital of Pest County (Kistarcsa)
- Jávorszön Ödön Hospital (Vác)
- Semmelweis University Clinical Centre (Budapest).
According to the justification, already on 27 September, the neurology department of the Defence Hospital had a “cumulative outbreak of Covid-19 infection” among patients, and therefore the admission of patients requiring general neurological care was cancelled until the epidemiological measures were lifted. Care for stroke patients will continue to be provided in an eight-bed intensive care unit.
“Neither the National Centre for Public Health nor the Honvédkórház was too quick to announce the closure,” wrote Zsombor Kunetz. According to the expert, the pandemic has been going on for almost three years now, and the same clichés and unimaginative solutions have been chosen as three years ago.
According to Kunetz, the Honvédkórház would be able to deal with this issue at least at the level of the 20th century. There are military hospital tents and containers that can be set up in hours to isolate patients. On top of that, the buildings of the old pavilion system are still there on the site.
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Number of new monkeypox infections revealed
Hungary has so far confirmed 79 cases of monkeypox, with one new infection recorded in the past week, the national public health authority (NNK) said on Thursday.
The new patient is a male aged 43, NNK said, adding that he did not require hospitalisation. Local authorities are investigating each recorded case, including contact tracing, NNK said.
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Monkey pox: rising number of infected in Hungary, first test has arrived
Hungary has so far confirmed 78 cases of monkeypox, with one new infection recorded in the past week, the national public health authority (NNK) said on Friday. At the same time, a pilot quantity of professional monkeypox antigen tests from three different manufacturers was ordered by a domestic distributor.
Monkeypox does not appear to be a threat in Europe yet
Although the monkeypox virus has suddenly become the focus of attention, it does not yet appear to be a threat in Europe and other parts of the world, writes Pénzcentrum. According to CDC (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) data on 6 October, nearly 70,000 people in 107 countries around the world have been infected with the virus. In Hungary, the number of new infections has not yet reached 100. While there has not been a significant increase in Hungary, this could change at any time.
It is good to prepare
“The virus can mutate at any time, the mode and speed of spread and the virulence of the virus can change, so it is worth preparing now and getting to know the manufacturers and diagnostic tools,” says Attila Karvalics, CEO of A-Lab Pharma, one of the leading distributors of rapid diagnostic tools in Hungary. Karvalics also reminded that the quality of diagnostic devices is constantly improving.
While the sensitivity of the first coronavirus antigen tests was only 60 percent, that of the more sensitive nasal cavity test devices is now typically around 100% at high virus concentrations. These rapid tests represent the first line of defence for infection control worldwide, alongside PCR tests.
Tests can take the burden off healthcare providers
Among the professional tests now available are devices for cardiovascular and tumour markers, pregnancy hormones, infectious diseases, animal infections and even drugs. For home use, stool blood tests to predict colorectal cancer or even tests for Chlamydia and urinary tract infections are common. What is more, a food intolerance test will soon be available, which can detect antibody reactions to 100 different foods, napi.hu reports.
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Number of new monkeypox cases increased again
Hungary has so far confirmed 75 cases of monkeypox, with four new infections recorded in the past week, the national public health authority (NNK) said on Friday.
The new patients are males aged between 36 and 42, NNK said, adding that none of them required hospitalisation. Local authorities are investigating each recorded case, including contact tracing, NNK said.
