Hungary has the highest COVID reproduction number in the world!
The coronavirus reproduction number shows how many healthy people can catch the virus from an infected person.
According to hvg.hu, Hungary has the highest reproduction number in the world: 1.85. This means that 100 infected people can transmit the disease to 185 non-infected ones. The second place belongs to Colombia (1.76), while the third position is occupied by the Czech Republic, with a reproduction number of 1.68.
Zsolt Boldogkői, a Hungarian virologist, said that the epidemic now has another outbreak in Hungary, and the fourth wave is coming from the East. Gergely Röst, a Hungarian Mathematician, said that the new wave affected regions where the vaccination rate is low. He added that the current trend might result in calamities soon. Moreover,
even a new vaccination campaign would not be enough to stop the accelerating spread of the virus.
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Based on MTI, one hundred and seven patients died of a Covid-related illness in the past 24 hours, while 6,268 new coronavirus infections were registered, koronavirus.gov.hu said on Thursday. So far, 5,962,878 people have received their first jab, while 5,744,219 have been fully vaccinated. 1,274,000 Hungarians have received a booster jab. The number of active infections stands at 51,108, while hospitals are treating 3,366 Covid patients, 349 of whom need respiratory assistance.
Since the first outbreak, 885,360 infections have been registered, while the number of fatalities has risen to 31,101. 803,151 people have made a full recovery. A total of 22,587 people are in official quarantine, and 7,498,823 tests have been registered.
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More than 3,000 people are in hospitals because of the COVID
Seventy-four patients died of a Covid-related illness in the past 24 hours, while 2,595 new coronavirus infections were registered, koronavirus.gov.hu said on Wednesday.
So far 5,958,890 people have received a first jab, while 5,740,424 have been fully vaccinated. Fully 1,243,000 Hungarians have received a booster jab.
The number of active infections stands at 46,408, while hospitals are treating 3,172 Covid patients, 350 of whom need respiratory assistance.
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Since the first outbreak, 879,092 infections have been registered, while the number of fatalities has risen to 30,994. Fully 801,690 people have made a recovery.
Fully 19,192 people are in official quarantine, and 7,477,324 tests have been taken.
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Number of new infections skyrocketing in Hungary!
Forty-five patients died of a Covid-related illness in the past 24 hours, while 4,039 new coronavirus infections were registered, koronavirus.gov.hu said on Thursday.
So far 5,947,085 people have received a first jab, while 5,728,025 have been fully vaccinated. Fully 1,164,000 Hungarians have received a booster jab. The number of active infections stands at 31,544, while hospitals are
treating 1,970 Covid patients, 204 of whom need respiratory assistance.
Since the first outbreak, 859,378 infections have been registered, while fatalities have risen to 30,692. Fully 797,142 people have made a recovery.
There are 22,710 people in official quarantine, while 7,348,118 tests have been officially carried out.
Meanwhile, Hungary is sending 40 ventilators, 1,650 noninvasive ventilation (NIV) masks and 3,000 packages of the drug favipiravir to 20 hospitals in Romania, mostly in Transylvania, to aid the country in its management of the coronavirus epidemic, Foreign Minister Péter Szijjártó said on Thursday.
Considering that the epidemic knows no boundaries, the success of epidemic management in neighbouring countries greatly contributes to the success of Hungary’s epidemic response efforts, he said.
He added that a fourth wave of the epidemic was raging across Europe and countries with low vaccination rates, such as Romania, could easily get in trouble.
Many patients in Romania need invasive treatment and many of the hospitals find it hard to cope, he said. Consultations on the best ways to help are ongoing between representatives of the Hungarian government and the Romanian government, including many ethnic Hungarians, such as Deputy Prime Minister Hunor Kelemen and Health Minister Attila Cseke, he added.
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More than 3,000 new COVID infections registered in only 24 hours
Thirty-six patients died of a Covid-related illness in the past 24 hours, while 3,125 new coronavirus infections were registered, koronavirus.gov.hu said on Wednesday.
So far 5,943,832 people have received a first jab, while 5,724,539 have been fully vaccinated. Fully 1,141,000 Hungarians have received a booster jab.
The number of active infections stands at 28,257,
while hospitals are treating 1,798 Covid patients, 197 of whom need respiratory assistance.
Since the first outbreak, 855,339 infections have been registered, while fatalities have risen to 30,647. Fully 796,435 people have made a recovery.
There are 19,379 people in official quarantine, while 7,320,374 tests have been officially carried out.
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Number of new infections rising rapidly in Hungary
Twenty-four patients died of a Covid-related illness in the past 24 hours, while 2,548 new coronavirus infections were registered, koronavirus.gov.hu said on Friday.
So far 5,935,182 people have received a first jab, while 5,714,861 have been fully vaccinated. Fully 1,082,000 Hungarians have received a booster jab.
The number of active infections stands at 19,491, while hospitals are treating 1,233 Covid patients, 169 of whom need respiratory assistance.
Since the first outbreak, 843,825 infections have been registered, while fatalities have risen to 30,492. Fully 793,842 people have made a recovery.
There are 17,984 people in official quarantine, while 7,236,933 tests have been officially carried out.
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Guests coming from Romania to take part in Fidesz’s Oct 23 peace march to result in an outbreak?
The epidemic gets worse in Hungary, but Miklós Rusvai would not reintroduce obligatory mask-wearing. However, he said that Hungarians coming from Romania for Fidesz’s peace march on October 23 might be dangerous because the situation there is much worse.
Rusvai said that the mask is crucial because there are other respiratory diseases like the flu, and wearing one can help avoid sickness. He said that the number of new infections would rise. But its peak will be much lower than during the third wave last year. He added that he would not make vaccination obligatory. However, he highlighted that those inoculated protect not only themselves but their relatives, friends, too.
He said that inviting Hungarians living in Romania to Fidesz’s peace march is risky. Rusvai added that the hunting world expo and the opposition primaries did not worsen the situation.
Twenty patients died of a Covid-related illness in the past 24 hours, while 2,361 new coronavirus infections were registered, koronavirus.gov.hu said on Thursday. So far, 5,932,239 people have received the first jab, while 5,710,977 have been fully vaccinated. Fully 1,056,000 Hungarians have received a booster jab.
The number of active infections stands at 17,521, while hospitals are treating 1,105 Covid patients, 155 of whom need respiratory assistance. Since the first outbreak, 841,277 infections have been registered, while fatalities have risen to 30,468. Fully 793,288 people have made a recovery. There are 15,854 people in official quarantine, while 7,217,103 tests have been officially carried out.
The number of active infections stands at 17,521, while hospitals are treating 1,105 Covid patients, 155 of whom need respiratory assistance. Since the first outbreak, 841,277 infections have been registered, while fatalities have risen to 30,468. Fully 793,288 people have made a recovery. There are 15,854 people in official quarantine, while 7,217,103 tests have been officially carried out.
Brutal rise in the number of new COVID infections
Thirty patients died of a Covid-related illness in the past 24 hours, while 1,668 new coronavirus infections were registered, koronavirus.gov.hu said on Wednesday. So far 5,929,164 people have received a first jab, while 5,706,773 have been fully vaccinated. Fully 1,033,000 Hungarians have received a booster jab.
The number of active infections stands at 15,711, while hospitals are treating 1,058 Covid patients, 145 of whom need respiratory assistance.
Since the first outbreak, 838,916 infections have been registered, while fatalities have risen to 30,448. Fully 792,757 people have made a recovery.
There are 12,638 people in official quarantine, while 7,197,609 tests have been officially carried out.
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Hungarian govt gives 800,000 rapid Covid-19 antigen tests for GPs
Hungarian general practitioners will be given close to 800,000 rapid antigen tests to test suspected coronavirus patients, the government website koronavirus.gov.hu said on Saturday.
The antigen tests will allow GPs to identify Covid patients among those suffering from seasonal respiratory infections, the website said.
Those displaying Covid symptoms will need to be tested even if they are a health-care or social worker, someone receiving social care, the contact of a confirmed Covid patient or receiving inpatient or outpatient care, the website said.
GPs will also be authorised to order the patient to get a PCR test, it added.
Fourth wave inevitable, number of new infections growing quickly in Hungary
Those who test positive for the virus are still required to quarantine for ten days.
The website said vaccination was the most effective way to defend against the virus, arguing that less than one percent of those who are inoculated fall ill with Covid.
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Number of daily new infections above 1,100 in Hungary
Eleven patients died of a Covid-related illness over the past 24 hours, while 1,141 new coronavirus infections were registered, koronavirus.gov.hu said on Thursday.
Number of infections rising
So far 5,916,769 people have received a first jab, while 5,689,371 have been fully vaccinated. Fully 948,000 Hungarians have received a booster jab. The number of active infections stands at 11,398, while hospitals are treating 742 Covid patients, 113 of whom need respiratory assistance. Since the first outbreak, 831,866 infections have been registered, while fatalities have risen to 30,341. Fully 790,127 people have made a recovery.
There are 9,604 people in official quarantine, while 7,110,156 tests have been officially carried out.
Economy growing
Meanwhile, the Hungarian economy seems to recover after the crisis. For exampe, the output of Hungary’s construction sector grew by an annual 10.2 percent in August, the Central Statistical Office (KSH) said on Thursday. Output of the building segment climbed by 16.3 percent and civil engineering output was up by 2.4 percent.
In absolute terms, output reached 440.9 billion forints (EUR 1.2bn). The building segment accounted for 61 percent of the total. Month on month, output fell 5.8 percent based on seasonally and working day-adjusted data.
In January-August,
construction output grew by 9.8 percent
compared to the same period last year.
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Foreign minister: Hungary to send 1,000 boxes of favipiravir to Romania
The Hungarian government will send 1,000 boxes of the antiviral drug favipiravir to Romania early next week to assist the neighbouring country’s coronavirus pandemic defence efforts, the foreign minister said on Friday.
“The fourth wave of the pandemic is, no doubt, here. Those who have not been vaccinated will easily get into trouble, as it has been the case around the world,” Péter Szijjártó said on Facebook. “Countries with a low vaccination rate are facing more serious problems.”
In Romania “everything is happening now all at once”, Szijjártó said, referring to the most recent hospital fire.
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He said Hungary aimed to provide help to its neighbours and is in regular contact with Hunor Kelemen, Romania’s deputy prime minister. Consultations on further help will be continued, the minister said.
“In a first step, we will send 1,000 boxes of favipiravir early next week. This medicine can help prevent or treat serious symptoms,” Szijjártó said, adding that effective pandemic protection efforts in neighbouring countries would also benefit Hungary.
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Number of new infections slowly climbing up in Hungary
Sixteen patients died of a Covid-related illness during the past 24 hours, while 774 new coronavirus infections were registered, koronavirus.gov.hu said on Friday.
So far 5,905,837 people have received a first jab, while 5,674,182 have been fully vaccinated. Fully 877,000 Hungarians have received a booster jab. The number of active infections stands at 9,121, while hospitals are treating 650 Covid patients, 100 of whom need respiratory assistance. Since the first outbreak, 827,410 infections have been registered, while fatalities have risen to 30,275. Fully 788,014 people have made a recovery.
There are 8,006 people in official quarantine, while 7,032,329 tests have been officially carried out.
Meanwhile, the Hungarian government will send 1,000 boxes of the antiviral drug favipiravir to Romania early next week to assist the neighbouring country’s coronavirus pandemic defence efforts, the foreign minister said on Friday.
“The fourth wave of the pandemic is, no doubt, here. Those who have not been vaccinated will easily get into trouble, as it has been the case around the world,” Péter Szijjártó said on Facebook. “Countries with a low vaccination rate are facing more serious problems.” In Romania “everything is happening now all at once”, Szijjártó said, referring to the most recent hospital fire.
He said Hungary aimed to provide help to its neighbours and is in regular contact with Hunor Kelemen, Romania’s deputy prime minister. Consultations on further help will be continued, the minister said. “In a first step,
we will send 1,000 boxes of favipiravir early next week.
This medicine can help prevent or treat serious symptoms,” Szijjártó said, adding that effective pandemic protection efforts in neighbouring countries would also benefit Hungary.
Read also Fourth wave to peak at the end of November in Hungary!
Fourth wave to peak at the end of November in Hungary!
Seven patients died of a Covid-related illness during the past 24 hours, while 629 new coronavirus infections were registered, koronavirus.gov.hu said on Wednesday.
Atv.hu wrote yesterday that based on the mathematical model of a Washington healthcare institute, the fourth wave would peak in Hungary at the end of November. According to their calculations, it cannot be ruled out that the daily number of newly infected would reach 25 thousand by then. The coronavirus press centre said that there are multiple models, but only those are in danger who did not accept the jab yet.
According to MTI, so far 5,900,019 people have received a first jab, while 5,665,141 have been fully vaccinated. Fully 833,000 Hungarians have received a booster jab. The number of active infections stands at 8,316, while hospitals are treating 574 Covid patients, 79 of whom need respiratory assistance. Since the first outbreak, 825,799 infections have been registered, while fatalities have risen to 30,253. Fully 787,230 people have made a recovery.
There are 6,097 people in official quarantine, while 7,000,417 tests have been officially carried out.
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Hungarian FM Szijjártó offers help to Romania after hospital fire
Foreign Minister Péter Szijjártó offered Hungary’s help to Romania on Saturday in the wake of a hospital fire in the western Romanian city of Constanta.
Szijjártó said on Facebook that “misfortunes never come singly”, and at a time when an increasing number of people need hospital care in Romania as a result of the coronavirus pandemic, the epidemic hospital of Constanta was ravaged by fire on Friday.
He said he had sent a letter to Romanian counterpart Bogdan Aurescu offering his condolences as well as Hungary’s help.
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“The Hungarian health system has the capacity, and if you need help in looking after patients, you can rely on us,” Szijjártó said.
The Romanian interior minister said seven patients died in a fire at the Constanta epidemic hospital’s intensive care unit where patients were on ventilators.
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Number of places where mask-wearing is compulsory increases in Hungary
The number of schools and universities prescribing face masks for their students is constantly rising in Hungary as the number of new COVID cases increases.
According to portfolio.hu, multiple Budapest and country schools tightened rules regarding mask-wearing in the last two weeks. That is because the number of students struggling with upper respiratory symptoms is rising. Therefore, more and more schools prescribe compulsory mask-wearing in the corridors, canteens, toilets, and rooms of social interaction. In some institutions, students already have to wear a mask during classes.
More and more people are wearing masks on public transport. Up until now, 3-4 schools have closed because of the fourth wave, and 10-15 classes are continuing with digital education.
Many universities also introduced compulsory mask-wearing. At some universities, students have to wear masks only during classes. One example is the Budapest University of Technology and Economy.
According to MTI,
nine patients died of a Covid-related illness in the past 24 hours,
while 679 new coronavirus infections were registered, koronavirus.gov.hu said on Friday. So far 5,891,228 people have received their first jab, while 5,651,539 have been fully vaccinated. 784,000 Hungarians have received a booster jab.
The number of active infections stands at 7,539,
while hospitals are treating 533 Covid patients, 84 of whom need respiratory assistance. Since the first outbreak, 823,384 infections have been registered, while fatalities have risen to 30,199. 785,646 people have made a full recovery. There are 6,476 people in official quarantine, while 6,947,933 tests have been officially carried out.
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87 Hungarians need respiratory assistance – government plans no further restrictions
Five patients died of a Covid-related illness in the past 24 hours, while 633 new coronavirus infections were registered, koronavirus.gov.hu said on Thursday.
So far 5,887,540 people have received a first jab, while 5,645,518 have been fully vaccinated. Fully 760,000 Hungarians have received a booster jab. The number of active infections stands at 7,425, while hospitals are treating 539 Covid patients, 87 of whom need respiratory assistance. Since the first outbreak, 822,705 infections have been registered, while fatalities have risen to 30,190. Fully 785,090 people have made a recovery. There are 5,395 people in official quarantine, while 6,932,779 tests have been officially carried out.
Thanks to the slow spread of the virus, the government does not plan to introduce restrictions. Therefore, it seems that the Hungarian economy is recovering quicker than expected before. Even so, prices are skyrocketing in the country. Factory gate prices in Hungary increased by an annual 14.4 percent in August, data released by the Central Statistical Office (KSH) on Thursday show. KSH said the increase was driven by dearer raw materials, base materials and vehicle fuel, as well as by the forint-euro exchange rate.
Prices for domestic sale increased by 18.5 percent and export prices rose by 14.4 percent.
Factory gate prices in vehicle manufacturing edged up by 2.1 percent and increased by 2.7 percent in the computer, electronics and optical equipment segment. Factory gate prices for chemicals jumped 39.7 percent and rose by 26.9 percent for metal products. In a month-on-month comparison, factory gate prices edged up 0.4 percent as prices for domestic sale increased by 1.1 percent and export prices were unchanged.
For the period January-August, industrial producer prices increased by 10.8 percent year-on-year, with prices for domestic sale rising by 11.9 percent and export prices climbing by 10.2 percent.
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Good news: it seems the fourth wave will not be that strong in Hungary
Six patients died of a Covid-related illness in the past 24 hours, while 546 new coronavirus infections were registered, koronavirus.gov.hu said on Tuesday.
So far 5,884,183 people have received a first jab, while 5,640,410 have been fully vaccinated. Fully 742,000 Hungarians have received a booster jab. The number of active infections stands at 7,348, while hospitals are treating 529 Covid patients, 81 of whom need respiratory assistance. Since the first outbreak, 822,072 infections have been registered, while fatalities have risen to 30,185. Fully 784,539 people have made a recovery.
There are 5,048 people in official quarantine, while 6,914,466 tests have been officially carried out.
Probably thanks to these numbers, the Hungarian economy is recovering quick. For example, wages in Hungary grew by an annual 7.9 percent in July from 3.5 percent in in the previous month, the Central Statistical Office (KSH) said on Wednesday. The data for businesses and institutions with at least five people on payroll show the average monthly wage before tax for full-time employees stood at
433,700 forints (EUR 1,200).
The average net wage was 288,400 forints. The gross median wage was 350,000 forints. Calculating with annual inflation of 4.6 percent in July, real wages increased by 3.2 percent.
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Hungarian Govt provides over €34 million for health care to shorten waiting times
The government will provide a subsidy of 12.2 billion forints (EUR 34.2m) to hospitals to reduce waiting times for operations cancelled due to the coronavirus pandemic, the human resources ministry said in a statement on Friday.
The government wants “each patient to get an early diagnosis and receive treatment as soon as possible”, the ministry said, adding that they expected a “drastic reduction” in waiting times.
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The ministry noted that elective treatments had been postponed for months during the earlier waves of the pandemic. Planned operations and rehabilitation resumed on May 13.
Out of the grand total, hospitals will receive 3.5 billion forints (€ 10 million) this year and 8.7 billion forints (€ 24.86 million) in 2022, the statement said.
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Six deaths, 531 new infections in Hungary in the last 24 hours
Six patients died of a Covid-related illness in the past 24 hours, while 531 new coronavirus infections were registered, koronavirus.gov.hu said on Friday.
So far 5,873,523 people have received a first jab, while 5,615,273 have been fully vaccinated. Fully 691,000 Hungarians have received a booster jab. The number of active infections stands at 8,133, while hospitals are treating 438 Covid patients, 54 of whom need respiratory assistance.
Since the first outbreak, 820,078 infections have been registered, while fatalities have risen to 30,151. Fully 781,794 people have made a recovery. There are 5,839 people in official quarantine, while 6,858,523 tests have been officially carried out.
Since the first outbreak, 820,078 infections have been registered, while fatalities have risen to 30,151. Fully 781,794 people have made a recovery. There are 5,839 people in official quarantine, while 6,858,523 tests have been officially carried out.
