A 60-year-old man with high blood pressure and tumor is the 30,000th on the list of COVID-19 victims in Hungary. With another four people passing away in the past 24 hours, the death toll is now 30,004. As telex.hu notes, it is more accurate to say that since March last year, 30,000 people have died […]

Unlike in other countries, tightening or easing pandemic restrictions are tied by the Hungarian government to the number vaccinated people. As this number has reached 5.5 million, the obligation to wear a mask has been abolished. The lifting of protection measures that come into force this Saturday are as follows: Masks will no longer have […]

No new deaths were reported in the last 24 hours, which means that this Wednesday was the first day since early September last year without a single new victim of the pandemic in this country and the number of Hungarian fatalities related to the new coronavirus epidemic remains unchanged at 29,992 – a figure very […]

After a break of nearly a year, Hungarian HR professionals had the opportunity to meet each other in person at an unconventional professional festival. The HR Fest Lupa was held on the shores of Lake Lupa, also known as the “Beach of Budapest”, in a white sandy beach environment, among parasols and cooling cocktails. At […]

Around 15,000 people took part in Saturday's I Bike Budapest cycling parade, which was held again after a year and a half of forced suspension, the organizing Hungarian Cycling Club told the state news agency MTI. the number of participants is based on estimates by the Club and police. The Hungarian Cyclists' Club is sending […]

The amount of claims paid out due to Covid exceeded HUF 700 million in Aegon Insurance's life and accident insurance portfolio. As a result of the coronavirus, the terms and conditions of the insurance policies have been significantly modified in some areas for the benefit of the customers. A press release by the company says […]

A 100-kilogram Soviet aerial bomb was defused and another aerial bomb remnant was found by the Hungarian Armed Forces in the Danube near the Chain Bridge on Sunday morning. After retrieving the device found in the Danube riverbed, the bomb disposal team identified it as a 100-kilogram Soviet aerial bomb. The sharp nose fuse of […]

The government has extended the epidemic alert by half a year, until December 18, the decree was published in the Hungarian Gazette Wednesday night. According to the Health Act, during the period of epidemiological preparedness, the government may, among other things - restrict or ban events that could contribute to the spread of the epidemic;- […]

The workshops of the members of the Hungarian Crafts Association opened simultaneously in different parts of the country on the occasion of World Handicraft Day to show the unbelievable richness and diversity of crafts. The Hungarian Crafts Association prepared a nationwide campaign for World Handicraft Day. The association was founded nearly ten years ago to […]

More than 800 people, including Hungarians, were arrested in a single day as part of the police operation Trojan Shield in several countries around the world, thanks to a new covert messaging platform, Anom. Since the messages and pictures sent on the platform were seen by the investigators, it was not difficult to crack down […]

The National Bank of Hungary (MNB) has issued a silver collector coin of HUF 10,000 and its HUF 2,000 non-ferrous metal version named ‘XXXII. Nyári Olimpiai és XVI. Nyári Paralimpiai Játékok’ (Games of the XXXII Olympiad and the XVI Paralympic Games). The Games of the XXXII Olympiad and the XVI Paralympic Games will be held […]

A memorial to victims of the deadly boat collision on the River Danube which took the lives of many South Korean tourists was inaugurated on Monday at Margaret Bridge, marking the second anniversary of the disaster. A memorial to victims of the deadly boat collision on the River Danube which took the lives of many […]

Five patients died in Hungary in the past 24 hours, bringing the total official number of deaths to 29,733 in this country according to the relevant government website. The number of cured persons is steadily increasing and now stands at 700,236, while the number of active infected persons has decreased to 74,569. 156 new cases […]

The Covid-19 variant first identified in India has been detected in Hungary, chief medical officer Cecília Müller has announced. Of the two patients identified with the variant, one has already recovered and the other is treated in a hospital, but does not need a ventilator, she said. Cecília Müller said that one of the two […]

In 2020, the effects of the pandemic were reflected in a decline in the number of transactions, rather than in developments in house prices. The number of transactions fell by 15.5%. In Budapest, they declined even more sharply, by 25.1%. Although domestic house prices rose further on a national average, the annual nominal growth rate […]