According to Hungarians, there will be a vaccine against the coronavirus, and the majority believe that it will be available to everyone in a year at the earliest. 55% of the population would most likely self-administer an approved vaccine. The results of a national representative research commissioned by the Association of Innovative Pharmaceutical Manufacturers (AIPM) […]
Wastewater tests carried out by the National Center for Public Health (NNK) showed a slight increasing trend in the amount of SARS-CoV-2 virus hereditary material in week 32 of the pandemic in Budapest and Debrecen. According to international experience, an increase in the concentration detected in wastewater is 4-10 days ahead of the increase in […]
The Special Medical and Rescue Team of the University of Debrecen has arrived in Beirut to take part in the rescue operations after the explosion that devastated the Lebanese capital on Tuesday. The Hungarian team, which includes anesthesiologists, neurologists and surgeons as well as a technical expert, took with them about 200 kilograms of equipment. […]
Two elderly chronically ill people died in Hungary, bringing the number of deaths new coronavirus infection (COVID-19) in this country to 602. The new coronavirus infection (COVID-19) was detected in 24 more Hungarian citizens, which increased the number of infected people in Hungary to 4,621 with 3,464 already recovered. The number of active infections is […]
A recent survey shows that half of the population in Hungary could afford to purchase less fruit this year than in the first half of 2019. There are several reasons: tis year was unfavorable for Hungarian fruit production in all respects, while the crisis situation caused by the coronavirus epidemic put the Hungarians in a […]
A 50-year-old chronically ill man died in Hungary, bringing the number of deaths new coronavirus infection (COVID-19) in this country to 597. The new coronavirus infection (COVID-19) was detected in 21 new Hungarian citizens, which increased the number of infected people in Hungary to 4,526 with 3,364 already recovered. The number of active infections is […]
The state of healthcare, financial/political corruption and poverty – these are the three biggest worries of Hungarians according to a new international poll by Ipsos. 56% Hungarians worry about health problems (this being the highest value globally), but corruption (54%, also the highest value in the world) and poverty (49%, third highest value after Russia […]
The Federation of Hungarian Jewish Communities (Mazsihisz) and the Budapest Jewish Community (BZSH) have closed down the synagogues in Budapest for two weeks and impose a ban on visiting Mazsihisz's Budapest hospital and BZSH nursing home. The Mazsihisz website writes that the leadership of Mazsihisz learned on Sunday that a relative of one of the […]
Based on samples taken from wastewater, the number of active coronavirus cases is not expected to increase in the next few weeks, Márta Vargha, senior water hygiene expert at the National Center for Public Health (NNK). The examination of wastewater started in May, i.e. during the period of the epidemic, first in Budapest and then […]
In accordance with its portfolio clean-up strategy, the Hungarian National Asset Management Inc. (MNV) will continue to put on the market real estate that is not necessary for the performance of state tasks. According to MNV's statement, after the situation caused by the pandemic has eased, it will be possible to continue the sales campaign, […]
The National Bank of Hungary (MNB) has warned that HUF 2,000 and 5,000 banknotes issued before 2016 may not be replaced with the new banknotes free of charge at every bank and postal office after July 31, 2020. A statement by MNB says that after July 31, 2020, post offices and credit institutions may continue […]
The number of identified coronavirus infections in Hungary increased by eighteen to 4,333, there are no new deaths, according to the government website koronavirus.gov.hu. The number of deaths from the infection remained unchanged at 596, and 3,223 people had already recovered. The number of active infections is 514. 82 coronavirus patients are treated in hospital, […]
Qatar Airways has issued a statement on the judgment of the International Court of Justice to which it had turned concerning the blockade of Qatar. The airline has also announced to resume flights to the Maldives. Qatar Airways welcomes the Judgment of the International Court of Justice affirming that the ICAO Council has the jurisdiction […]
A one year old red panda arrived from Germany to the Budapest Zoo and the institution's Butterfly garden , delayed by the pandemic, could finally open for this year. In a statement sent to the Hungarian news agency MTI, zoo officials say Bendegúz, a one-year-old male red panda arrived to accompany Aurora, a nearly ten-year-old […]
The Hungarian government has announced restrictions on entry in into the country connection with the coronavirus epidemic. The Minister heading the Prime Minister's Office, Gergely Gulyás said this Sunday that the government decided to classify countries into three categories – red, yellow and green – in terms of the severity of the coronavirus epidemic and […]
