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Coronavirus – Epidemic action unit to isolate clusters in Hungary

A special epidemic action unit investigating coronavirus clusters will be isolating any groups that may be infected in order to prevent the virus from spreading further, a spokesman for the operative board coordinating Hungary’s response to the novel coronavirus epidemic said on Friday.

The first phase of protection against the epidemic has been successfully completed but the threat of the epidemic has not been eliminated and that’s why a new special epidemic action unit has been set up, Robert Kiss told a press conference.

The unit will be tasked with coordinating the work of cooperating authorities including the army, the disaster management authority, the medical officer service and the ambulance services and to ensure that resources are used most efficiently, he added.

The unit will have the authority to order restrictive measures, he said.

Department head of the national disaster management directorate Péter Jackovics said a mobile lab operated by the disaster management authority will be made available to the new unit.

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Medical director of the national ambulance service György Pápai said they had been involved in screening travellers at border crossings ever since the start of the epidemic and had taken 60,000 samples from members of the public. The ambulance services are also involved in transporting patients suspected of carrying the virus.

Head of the state medical services centre AEEK Enikő Halachy said the organisation was tasked with supplying protective gear for health sector workers, the police, the army and to elderly homes.

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Pál Szabó, a spokesman for the national hospital chief command support unit, said that 92 hospital commanders were helping anti-epidemic efforts around Hungary. Additionally, 19 commanders started work in elderly homes with over 200 residents at the end of April, tasked with protecting medical stocks and monitoring compliance with anti-epidemic regulations.

Janos Miklovich, the head of the army’s chemical protection unit, said the unit was tasked with protection against chemical, biological and nuclear weapons and was therefore equipped with tools that could be effectively used in anti-epidemic operations. Its disinfection teams can be deployed at any location and at any time, he added.

Coronavirus – Registered infections in Hungary increase by 21

The number of registered coronavirus infections in Hungary has increased by 21 to 4,505 over the past 24 hours, koronavirus.gov.hu said on Friday morning.

The number of fatalities remains unchanged at 596, while 3,353 people have made a recovery.

There are 556 active infections and 73 coronavirus patients are being treated in hospital for Covid-19, six on ventilators.

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Fully 8,083 people are in official home quarantine, while the number of tests carried out stands at 339,163.

New restrictions on entering the country came into force on July 12, with the aim of preventing the import of infections from abroad.

Foreign countries have been classed into three categories: red, yellow, green. The authorities are screening arrivals and taking action based on the severity of the infection rate in each country. This can include ordering home quarantine for 14 days and compulsory testing. The government and the chief medical officer review the classification of the countries on a weekly basis.

To avoid a flare-up of the epidemic, the government has cancelled the celebrations that draw large crowds on the August 20 national holiday, including the fireworks and the air show. The current ban on gatherings of more than 500 people will be extended beyond August 15.

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Most infections have been registered in Budapest (2,053), followed by Pest County (685) and the counties of Fejer (380), Komarom-Esztergom (312) and Zala (265). Tolna County has the fewest infections (15).

Coronavirus – Registered infections in Hungary increase by 19

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The number of registered coronavirus infections in Hungary has increased by 19 to 4,484 over the past 24 hours, koronavirus.gov.hu said on Thursday morning.

The number of fatalities remains unchanged at 596, while 3,346 people have made a recovery.

There are 542 active infections and 76 coronavirus patients are being treated in hospital for Covid-19, six on ventilators.

Fully 7,819 people are in official home quarantine, while the number of tests carried out stands at 336,461.

New restrictions on entering the country came into force on July 12, with the aim of preventing the import of infections from abroad.

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Foreign countries have been classed into three categories: red, yellow, green. The authorities are screening arrivals and taking action based on the severity of the infection rate in each country. This can include ordering home quarantine for 14 days and compulsory testing. The government and the chief medical officer review the classification of the countries on a weekly basis.

To avoid a flare-up of the epidemic, the government has cancelled the celebrations that draw large crowds on the August 20 national holiday, including the fireworks and the air show.

Meanwhile, gatherings of more than 500 people are banned until August 15.

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Read alsoCoronavirus – Registered infections in Hungary increase by 19

Most infections have been registered in Budapest (2,044), followed by Pest County (682) and the counties of Fejer (380), Komarom-Esztergom (312) and Zala (265). Tolna County and Bekes County have the fewest infections (15 each).

Coronavirus – Hungary cases increase by 11

The number of registered coronavirus infections in Hungary has increased by 11 to 4,435 over the past 24 hours, koronavirus.gov.hu said on Sunday.

The number of fatalities remained unchanged at 596, while 3,329 people have made a recovery.

There are 510 active infections and 69 coronavirus patients are being treated in hospital for Covid-19, six on ventilators.

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Fully 7,824 people are in official home quarantine, while the number of tests carried out stands at 326,554.

New restrictions on entering the country came into force recently, with the aim of preventing the import of infections from abroad.

Foreign countries have been classed into three categories: red, yellow, green. The authorities are screening arrivals and taking action based on the severity of the infection rate in each country. This can include ordering home quarantine for 14 days and compulsory testing. The government and the chief medical officer review the classification of the countries on a weekly basis.

To avoid a flare-up of the epidemic, the government has cancelled the celebrations that draw large crowds on the August 20 national holiday, including the traditional fireworks and the air show. Meanwhile, gatherings of more than 500 people are banned until August 15.

Read alsoCoronavirus – Hungary cases increase by 11

Most infections have been registered in Budapest (2,029), followed by Pest County (675) and the counties of Fejer (380), Komarom-Esztergom (312) and Zala (264). Tolna County has the fewest infections (13).

Coronavirus – Registered cases in Hungary increase by 26

The number of registered coronavirus infections in Hungary has increased by 26 to 4,424 over the past 24 hours, koronavirus.gov.hu said on Saturday.

The number of fatalities remains unchanged at 596, while 3,324 people have made a recovery.

There are 504 active infections and 68 coronavirus patients are being treated in hospital for Covid-19, five on ventilators.

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Fully 7,453 people are in official home quarantine, while the number of tests carried out stands at 323,673.

New restrictions on entering the country came into force last week, with the aim of preventing the import of infections from abroad.

Foreign countries have been classed into three categories: red, yellow, green. The authorities are screening arrivals and taking action based on the severity of the infection rate in each country. This can include ordering home quarantine for 14 days and compulsory testing. The government and the chief medical officer review the classification of the countries on a weekly basis.

Read alsoCoronavirus – Registered cases in Hungary increase by 26

To avoid a flare-up of the epidemic, the government has cancelled the celebrations that draw large crowds on the August 20 national holiday, including the traditional fireworks and the air show. Meanwhile, gatherings of more than 500 people are banned until August 15.

Most infections have been registered in Budapest (2,028), followed by Pest County (669) and the counties of Fejer (379), Komarom-Esztergom (312) and Zala (264). Tolna County has the fewest infections (13).

Coronavirus – Registered infections in Hungary increase by 18

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The number of registered coronavirus infections in Hungary has increased by 18 to 4,398 over the past 24 hours, koronavirus.gov.hu said on Friday morning.

The number of fatalities remains unchanged at 596, while 3,312 people have made a recovery.

There are 490 active infections and 70 coronavirus patients are being treated in hospital for Covid-19, four on ventilators.

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Fully 7,318 people are in official home quarantine, while the number of tests carried out stands at 319,854.

New restrictions on entering the country came into force last week, with the aim of preventing the import of infections from abroad.

Foreign countries have been classed into three categories: red, yellow, green. The authorities are screening arrivals and taking action based on the severity of the infection rate in each country. This can include ordering home quarantine for 14 days and compulsory testing. The government and the Chief Medical Officer review the classification of the countries on a weekly basis.

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To avoid a flare-up of the epidemic, the government has cancelled the celebrations that draw large crowds on the August 20 national holiday, including the fireworks and the air show. Meanwhile, gatherings of more than 500 people are banned until August 15.

Most infections have been registered in Budapest (2,021), followed by Pest County (666) and the counties of Fejér (379), Komárom-Esztergom (310) and Zala (263). Tolna County has the fewest infections (13).

Coronavirus – Registered infections in Hungary increase by 14 in Hungary

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The number of registered coronavirus infections in Hungary has increased by 14 to 4,380 over the past 24 hours, koronavirus.gov.hu said on Thursday morning.

The number of fatalities remains unchanged at 596, while 3,300 people have made a recovery.

There are 484 active infections and 76 coronavirus patients are being treated in hospital for Covid-19, four on ventilators.

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Fully 7,001 people are in official home quarantine, while the number of tests carried out stands at 316,120.

New restrictions on entering the country came into force last week, with the aim of preventing the import of infections from abroad.

Foreign countries have been classed into three categories: red, yellow, green. The authorities are screening arrivals and taking action based on the severity of the infection rate in each country. This can include ordering home quarantine for 14 days and compulsory testing. The government and the Chief Medical Officer review the classification of the countries on a weekly basis.

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To avoid a flare-up of the epidemic, the government has cancelled the celebrations that draw large crowds on the August 20 national holiday, including the fireworks and the air show. Meanwhile, gatherings of more than 500 people are banned until August 15.

Most infections have been registered in Budapest (2,019), followed by Pest County (663) and the counties of Fejer (379), Komarom-Esztergom (309) and Zala (262). Tolna County has the fewest infections (13).

Cancer and respiratory diseases still take most lives in Hungary

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In most of the EU countries, the main reason for fatal incidents is respiratory problems, except for Denmark, Ireland, France, and the Netherlands where cancer is the number one reason. In Hungary, every second fatal incident at hospitals is connected to respiratory problems while every fourth to cancer.

Read alsoShocking! Number of patients diagnosed with cancer in the EU is the highest in Hungary

Pénzcentrum reported that Hungary is the seventh out of all EU countries where every second patient at hospitals dies of respiratory problems, which is 48.9% of all sick people. Serbia, Romania, and Bulgaria are ahead of Hungary with more than 50%. Cancer is the most severe problem in Slovenia, while the country with the fewest diagnosed patients is Bulgaria.

According to data, out of 131,045 Hungarian patients, almost 33,000 died of cancer and 24,000 of respiratory problems.

Between 1995 and 2015, the number of cancer-diagnosed people increased from six to nine million; the most common is lung cancer because of the too many smokers. There are currently 1.3 billion smoking people in the world, and lung cancer appears in every second person’s system, which is 90% of the total number. Approximately five million people die each year because of smoking.

In Hungary, almost 40,000 people die; one person smokes 2,000 cigarettes a year on average.

Almost 4,000 people are registered with respiratory diseases each month in Hungary, and that is why half of the nation suffers from and dies of these diseases. In 2018, almost 26,000 Hungarian people died of heart attacks and other respiratory problems.

Hungarian and worldwide smoking trends are still shocking

Smoking causes severe damage in people’s health, the countries’ economy, and society worldwide. Since 1990, more than one million people had died in the country due to this addictive habit, reported a Hungarian scientist.

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Prosecution ends against Iranian university students expelled from Hungary

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The prosecution has been terminated against the Iranian students who were expelled from Hungary in March due to the violation of quarantine rules. Furthermore, the Interior Ministry confirmed that Hungarian authorities have begun to revoke the decision of their expulsion.

On 4 March, two Iranian students were the first to be diagnosed with coronavirus in Hungary. After detecting their relationships, several students in medicine, pharmacy, and dentistry – who had been in contact with them – were under observation at St. László Hospital.

However, a few days later, a total of nineteen students were expelled from Hungary due to misbehaviour and violation of quarantine rules.

Four of the Iranians – who had not yet been deported from Hungary – can now remain in Hungary. As Hungarian news portal 444 reports, in their case, the criminal proceedings were dropped, the expulsion decision was revoked, and their passports were returned. Out of the other 15 students who had been deported from the country, 12 have already submitted requests for the cancellation of expulsion and prohibition of entry and stay; their petitions are being processed.

The epidemiological emergency officially ended on 18 June, after which proceedings against the Iranian students were terminated.

The four Iranians – who were not deported from Hungary – are still in Budapest. In the case of 11 of their fellow students who were deported to Iran, the criminal proceedings have also ceased. However, among the nineteen students, there are four more who are still being prosecuted for another “group riot”. According to the police, these four students – two boys and two girls – were “at the forefront” of the disturbances at St. László Hospital, when two Iranian students reportedly threw chairs out of the ward; the charges were denied by the students. 

Criminal proceedings against them for violating the quarantine rules have also been terminated, but due to the harassment proceedings, they may not be able to return to Hungary in the near future.

The majority of Iranian students studied at Semmelweis University. The leadership of the university reassured them that their case was represented at the “top level” by the institution’s rector who suggested that the foreign students apologise in writing for their inadmissible behaviour. The majority of students refused to do so; however, some of them listened to the rector’s advise and wrote an apology letter, in which they apologised for the misbehaviour of their fellow students.

As the university’s management said, they feel a responsibility to every student; therefore, they continuously monitored the situation and took every opportunity to represent their interests when needed. However, the aforementioned Iranian students did not behave in accordance with their student vows, so they were asked by the university management to apologise to the doctors and specialists of the hospital.

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Coronavirus – Registered infections in Hungary increase by 16

The number of registered coronavirus infections in Hungary has increased by 16, to 4,279, koronavirus.gov.hu said on Thursday morning.

The number of fatalities remained unchanged at 595, while 3,156 have made recovery.

There are 528 active infections and 109 coronavirus patients are in hospital, five on ventilators.

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Fully 3,701 people are in official home quarantine, while the number of tests carried out stands at 300,632.

New restrictions on entering the country came into force on Wednesday with the aim of preventing the import of infections from abroad.

Foreign countries have been classed into three categories: red, yellow, green. The authorities are screening arrivals and taking action based on the severity of the infection rate in each country. This can include ordering home quarantine for 14 days and compulsory testing.

The government and the Chief Medical Officer review the classification of the countries on a weekly basis.

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Most infections have been registered in Budapest (2,001), followed by Pest County (645) and the counties of Fejer (379), Komarom-Esztergom (308) and Zala (262). Tolna County has the fewest infections (13).

Novel coronavirus could have existed long before outbreak, says WHO official

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The novel coronavirus could have existed in a dormant state long before its outbreak, Melita Vujnovic, the representative of the World Health Organization (WHO) to Russia, has said.

“WHO has established a large team that will work together with Chinese scientists to analyze the origin of the virus,” Vujnovic said in a recent interview with RIA Novosti news agency.

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“This virus lived in animals and at some point passed to humans. It’s hard to say when and where this happened. It’s being investigated.

Viruses can be found in waste water. But nothing can be said specifically,” she said.

The novel coronavirus has existed worldwide and broke out whenever and wherever favorable conditions occurred rather than starting in China, Tom Jefferson, senior associate tutor at the Centre for Evidence-Based Medicine at Oxford and a visiting professor at Newcastle University, said earlier this month.

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Spanish virologists have discovered traces of the novel coronavirus in a sample of Barcelona waste water collected in March 2019, nine months prior to the virus outbreak in China.

According to the Italian National Institute of Health, samples of sewage water from Milan and Turin showed traces of the novel coronavirus on Dec. 18, long before the country’s first confirmed cases.

Vujnovic said that scientists are studying these samples and if there is any “revolutionary result,” the WHO will immediately announce it.

Global COVID-19 cases top 12 million

The following are the updates on the global fight against the COVID-19 pandemic.

NEW YORK

Global confirmed COVID-19 cases topped 12,012,000 on Wednesday night, passing the 12 million mark, according to the Center for Systems Science and Engineering (CSSE) at Johns Hopkins University.

A total of 548,914 people worldwide have died from the disease, the data showed.

The United States suffered the most from the pandemic, with 3,054,695 cases and 132,299 fatalities, the tally showed.

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ROME

Around 135 Bangladeshi passengers were rejected from getting off a plane in Rome’s Fiumicino Airport on Wednesday over COVID-19 concerns, local health official said.
Italy on Tuesday has suspended flights from Bangladesh due to a spike in COVID-19 cases in the Bangladeshi community in Rome caused by arrivals from their homeland.

The Bangladeshi nationals from the Bangladeshi capital city of Dhaka flew from the Qatari capital city of Doha, said Alessio D’Amato, head of the Lazio region’s Health Authority Crisis Unit.

WASHINGTON

U.S. formal notification of withdrawal from the World Health Organization (WHO) is “dangerous to human life” as the world faces not only the COVID-19 threat but also the threat of future pandemics, a U.S. public health expert said Wednesday.

As global COVID-19 infections top 12 million, with a vaccine still not in sight, “withdrawal is counterintuitive at best and dangerous to human life at worst,” Amanda

Glassman, also executive vice president of the Center for Global Development think tank, told USA Today. “The U.S. Congress should immediately explore what power it has to prevent this from happening.”

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WASHINGTON

Director of the Harvard Global Health Institute Dr. Ashish Jha criticized the U.S. move to officially withdraw from the World Health Organization (WHO) on Tuesday, noting that its blame on WHO for not investigating the COVID-19 outbreak in China is “deeply disingenuous.”

“I think it’s an extraordinarily bad decision that will both harm global public health and harm the health of the American people,” Jha was quoted as saying by the New York Times. “It’s unclear to me how the American people benefit by not being at the table and not being able to shape those policies.”

WASHINGTON

A significant number of younger COVID-19 patients in the United States end up with long-term health complications and the exponential spread of the disease will make the protection of the vulnerable an impossible task, a local paper has warned.

The United States is standing on the second upswing of the first wave of COVID-19 infections and the average age of people infected by the disease has fallen by roughly two decades, a Washington Post article said on Tuesday.

LOS ANGELES

California reported on Wednesday the biggest daily jump of 11,694 COVID-19 cases as the positivity rate and hospitalization rate are trending upward in the 14-day average in the most populous U.S. state.

The California Department of Public Health also confirmed 114 new COVID-19 deaths in a daily update. So far, 289,468 confirmed cases and 6,562 deaths have been registered across the state.

RABAT

Morocco registered 164 new COVID-19 cases on Wednesday, raising the tally of infections in the North African country to 14,771, the Ministry of Health said.

The death toll from the virus reached 242, as two new fatalities were recorded in the last 24 hours, said Hind Ezzine, head of the department of epidemic diseases of the Ministry of Health, at a regular press briefing.

Hungary will be a greater power in breathing machines than the USA

Once the 6,000 breathing machines the government ordered arrive, there will be 163 of such life support systems per 100,000 people in Hungary while this number is only 54 in the United States. Meanwhile, the average is only 26 in the 22 countries a new survey looked at, but they did not take into consideration the price and the quality of the machines.

According to euronews.com, in Asia, Japan has 45,293 machines for their 126 million people, which means that their rate is 35 per 100 thousand. The situation is worse in South Korea with 19 and much worse in India with only 3.5. In the USA, there are 177 thousand breathing machines, which translates to 54 per 100 thousand, while this number is only 1.6 in the case of Mexico. In Australia and New Zealand, the numbers are 5.3 and 6.8.

Meanwhile, in Europe,

Sweden has only 5.5 breathing machines per 100 thousand people

while in Italy, this number is only 8.8. In the Czech Republic, they have 33 per 100 thousand while in Portugal, it is 13.6.

In Hungary, the situation is much better, even better than in the United States where the virus is still spreading quickly. If the last shipment containing 6,000 additional breathing machines arrives, there will be 163 machines per 100 thousand people. 

The secretary of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade responsible for the issue said that they ordered 16 thousand breathing machines before, but

they were not sure which ones would arrive.

Today, 10 thousand is already in Hungary, and they expect that an additional 6,000 will shortly arrive. At the beginning of the epidemic, there were 1,600 breathing machines in Hungary based on what Cecília Müller, the chief medical officer of the country, said.

According to 24, since many tragedies happened due to the lack of breathing machines, the Hungarian government entrusted the Budapest University of Technology and Economics to develop such machines. Based on the plans, the future factory will be able to

produce 10 machines per day.

Coronavirus – One death, nine new infections in Hungary

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One elderly patient with a chronic underlying illness has died in the past 24 hours and the number of registered novel coronavirus infections has risen by nine to 4,166, koronavirus.gov.hu said on Thursday morning.

Fully 587 people have died and 2,721 have made a recovery, while the number of active infections stands at 858. Altogether 1,201 people are in official home quarantine and 279,690 tests have been carried out.

A total of 157 coronavirus patients are in hospital, 8 of whom are on ventilators.

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Fully 39 percent of active infections, 60 percent of fatalities and 48 percent of recoveries have taken place in Budapest.

The threat of an epidemic has not disappeared and a state of medical preparedness is in effect, the website said. It is compulsory to wear a face mask in shops and on public transport.

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Budapest has the highest number of infections (1,983), followed by Pest County (627), and the counties of Fejer (378), Komarom-Esztergom (307) and Zala (262). Bekes county has the fewest (13).

Coronavirus – One dies, number of infections rises by nine in Hungary

A 39-year-old patient — with underlying illnesses — died in the past 24 hours and the number of registered infections has risen by 9 to 4,123, koronavirus.gov.hu said on Thursday morning.

Fully 577 people have died and 2,640 have made a recovery, while the number of active infections stands at 906. Altogether 3,041 people are in official home quarantine and 265,129 tests have been carried out. A total of 182 coronavirus patients are in hospital, 13 of whom are on ventilators.

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Fully 38 percent of active infections, 60 percent of fatalities and 48 percent of recoveries have taken place in Budapest.

The threat of an epidemic has not disappeared and a state of medical preparedness is in effect, the website said.

It is compulsory to wear a face mask in shops and on public transport.

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Budapest has the highest number of infections (1,957), followed by Pest County (615), and the counties of Fejer (376), Komarom-Esztergom (305) and Zala (261). Bekes and Tolna counties have the fewest, with 13 each.

Coronavirus – Eight more infections, no deaths in Hungary

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The number of registered coronavirus infections in Hungary increased by eight to 4,094 in the past 24 hours and no fatalities were recorded, koronavirus.gov.hu said on Sunday morning.

Fully, 2,589 Covid-19 patients have made a recovery and there are 935 people who have active infections. There are 185 coronavirus patients in hospital, 15 of whom are on ventilators.

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Altogether, 39 percent of active infections, 60 percent of deaths and 48 percent of recoveries have taken place in Budapest.

Fully, 4,490 people are in official home quarantine and the number of tests conducted stands at 256,326.

The state of emergency has been lifted and medical preparedness measures are in effect.

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The threat of an epidemic has not disappeared and basic protection measures are still needed, the website said, adding that it is still compulsory to wear a face mask in shops and on public transport.

Most infections have taken place in Budapest (1,943), followed by Pest County (604) and the countries of Fejer (376), Komarom-Esztergom (301) and Zala (260). Bekes and Tolna counties have had the least with 13 infections each.

Coronavirus – Chief medical officer lifts ban to visit hospitals

The chief medical officer has lifted a restriction under which visitors were banned from hospitals due to the coronavirus epidemic.

According to a statement from the National Public Health Centre, issued on Saturday, the ban remains in force in wards were Covid-19 patients are treated.

“Visitors must be healthy, wearing a face mask, and must keep a distance of two metres with hospital patients other than the person they are visiting,” the statement said.

From now on, such services as hairdressing and pedicure are allowed in hospitals, while religious services can also be held, the statement said.

Read alsoCoronavirus – Chief medical officer lifts ban to visit hospitals

For that matter, four patients, suffering from chronic illnesses, have died in the past 24 hours, bringing the total number of Covid-19 fatalities to 559, while registered novel coronavirus infections in Hungary have increased by 11 to 4,064.

Fully 2,476 hospitalised patients have made a recovery. The number of active infections stands at 1,029. Forty percent of the active cases, 60 percent of the fatalities and 48 percent of full recoveries are in Budapest, the site said.

Fully 283 Covid-19 patients are undergoing treatment in hospital, 20 of whom are on ventilators.

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Altogether 8,472 are in official home quarantine. The number of tests carried out stands at 230,139.

The government says the aim is to steadily resume normal life based on a strict schedule, and it calls on citizens to follow general precautions.

Budapest (1,927 people) has the highest number of infections, followed by Pest County (593), Fejer County (376) and Komarom-Esztergom (298). Bekes County (13) has the lowest number.

Coronavirus – Two patients die, 4,053 registered infections in Hungary

Two elderly patients, both suffering from chronic illnesses, have died in the past 24 hours, bringing the total number of Covid-19 fatalities to 555, while registered novel coronavirus infections in Hungary have increased by 14 to 4,053, koronavirus.gov.hu said on Friday morning.

Fully 2,447 hospitalised patients have made a recovery. The number of active infections stands at 1,051. Forty percent of the active cases, 60 percent of the fatalities and 48 percent of full recoveries are in Budapest, the site said.

Fully 290 Covid-19 patients are undergoing treatment in hospital, 20 of whom are on ventilators.

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Altogether 8,834 are in official home quarantine. The number of tests carried out stands at 226,669.

The government says the aim is to steadily resume normal life based on a strict schedule, and it calls on citizens to follow general precautions.

Budapest (1,922 people) has the highest number of infections, followed by Pest County (592), Fejer County (375) and Komarom-Esztergom (295). Bekes County (13) has the lowest number.