Three more people infected by new virus in Hungary!
According to a post on Tuesday on the government information website koronavirus.gov.hu, another three cases have emerged in Hungary, bringing the number of confirmed cases of Covid-19 in the country to 12.
Fully 67 people are in quarantine, while samples have been taken from 362 people suspected of carrying the virus, the website said.
The three new virus cases, all of them Iranian students studying at the medical Semmelweis University, were diagnosed at St. László hospital where they have been under observation for several days.
In line with the protocol issued by the National Chief Medical Officer, investigation into their prior whereabouts and personal contacts over the past two weeks will start immediately.
Fully eight Iranian, one British and three Hungarian citizens have been confirmed as carrying the new coronavirus.
Hungarian government allocates over EUR 23.8m for coronavirus response
The Hungarian government has allocated over eight billion forints (EUR 23.8m) for the response to the coronavirus outbreak, the government information centre said on Monday.
The operative board, which has been coordinating the defence against the Covid-19 outbreak since February, is to dispose over the money, the statement said.
The government is providing all support possible to ensure all protective measures are in place, the statement said.
As we wrote yesterday, two Iranian students who are being detained at South Pest Central Hospital suffering from the Covid-19 disease have tried to evade quarantine rules, the head of Hungary’s operative board in charge of handling the new coronavirus outbreak said on Monday.
Source: MTI
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