Hungary Records 12 Covid Deaths, 371 New Infections
Twelve patients died over the past 24 hours of a Covid-related illness, while 371 new coronavirus infections were registered, koronavirus.gov.hu said.
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Extension of Covid Special Measures Doesn’t Restrict Freedoms
The prolongation of special measures related to Covid requested by the government has no bearing on people’s fundamental freedoms, the prime minister’s chief of staff said on Wednesday.
School Closures Not Planned
For the time being, the government is not planning school closures because of the pandemic but it may make a decision to this effect in the future, Gergely Gulyás, the head of the Prime Minister’s Office, said.
Hungary ‘Among Safest Countries in Europe’
Hungary is among Europe’s “safest and freest” counties today in terms of the effects of the coronavirus pandemic, the prime minister’s chief of staff told a government press briefing.
Hungary Records 4 Covid Deaths, 246 New Infections
Four patients died over the past 24 hours of a Covid-related illness, while 246 new coronavirus infections were registered, koronavirus.gov.hu said on Tuesday. So far 5,843,502 people have received a first jab, while 5,549,383 have been fully vaccinated.
Mark Zuckerberg congratulated Katalin Karikó
Mark Zuckerberg congratulated Katalin Karikó on his community page for developing a vaccine against the coronavirus.
Sinopharm, Hungary Sign MOC on Preparing Vaccine Production
The Hungarian foreign ministry has signed a memorandum of cooperation with Sinopharm-CNBG, on creating the infrastructure for manufacturing the Sinopharm vaccine in Hungary within ten months, a state secretary of the ministry said.
Áder: Coronavirus Pandemic ‘Warning to Live in Harmony With Created World’
President János Áder addressed a festival on environmental protection in Gödöllő, near Budapest, and called the coronavirus pandemic “a clear warning to live in harmony with the created world rather than to exploit and destroy it”.
Hungary Records 323 New Covid Infections, 6 Deaths
Six patients died over the past 24 hours of a Covid-related illness, while 323 new coronavirus infections were registered, koronavirus.gov.hu said on Friday.
Government to Fund Manufacturing of Coronavirus Pharmaceuticals
The Hungarian government is subsidising an expansion of pharmaceutical company Pannonpharma’s plant in Pécsvárad, southern Hungary, designed to manufacture drugs against the coronavirus, Finance Minister Mihály Varga said.