A woman has died in a sudden flood caused by a thunderstorm in Tótvázsony, north of Lake Balaton in Western Hungary on Sunday afternoon. A spokeswoman for the Veszprém County Police Headquarters told the Hungarian news agency MTI that the 66-year-old woman and her husband wanted to clean the bridge pillar at the end of […]

The number of confirmed people infected with the coronavirus in Hungary now stands at 4,064. There are 8,472 people in compulsory home quarantine, 2,476 recovered and 559 deceased. The total number of active COVID-19 cases is 1,029. The official government site finds it important to note that 40% of those infected, 60% of the deceased, […]

From Monday, June 15, all healthcare services can be provided without restrictions while maintaining anti-epidemic preparedness, the Minister of Human Capacities announced at a press conference in Budapest on Friday. Minister Miklós Kásler said that in the case of hospitals, this means that 80% of the beds previously set aside for the care of coronavirus-infected […]

Official figures about the COVID-19 situation in Hungary indicate that the number of confirmed people infected with the coronavirus in the country now stands at 3,990. There are 10,133 people in compulsory home quarantine, 545 persons deceased and 2,279 recovered. The government's COVID-19 information website says total number of active COVID-19 cases is 1,166. There […]

While outside Budapest, a private garage is worth on average HUF two million, you have to pay several times for that in the capital where a car storage place can be worth up to six million. The price is greatly influenced by the possibility of public parking and the built-up ratio of the area, according […]

Parking in public areas in Hungary has been free – by government decree – since April 5. Although, the government justified the measure by saying that this would make public transport vehicles less crowded, only a small percentage of people seem to benefit from it, according to a new survey. Making parking free is one […]

The epidemic has arrived at a rest point which is confirmed by the fact that in the past twenty-four hours there have been no significant changes in the epidemic data, the Chief Medical Officer is quoted on the Hungarian government's website. Speaking at the Thursday online press conference of the Operational Group responsible for the […]

Hungarian venture capital investor Ottó Albrecht purchased a PCR diagnostic equipment, the use of which is currently the safest means of detecting coronavirus infection, for the Heim Pál National Pediatric Institute in Budapest to treat new waves of the epidemic, napi.hu reports. The most reliable way to detect a coronavirus infection is through so-called PCR […]

"During the coronavirus epidemic, the Hungarian medical community, with the risk of their own lives and the lives of their loved ones, did their best, but at the same time, the epidemic highlighted that the structural and financial renewal of Hungarian healthcare has become urgent." That is how the letter, written by Dr. Gyula Kincses, […]

Hungarians are reminded that easing the restrictions are necessary to return to normal everyday life, but it does not mean that the protection measures proposed by the government and recommended by experts should be forgotten. Colonel Tibor Lakatos, Head of the Operational Group pointed out during today's Operational Group press conference that “keeping to a […]

‘We help them so that they can help’ is the motto as Audi Hungaria provides support to six healthcare and social institutions in and around the city of Győr, NW Hungary to successfully fight the coronavirus. A press release by the company says that as the largest employer in the region, Audi Hungaria plays a […]

A memorial will be erected at the Pest end of the Margaret Bridge in Budapest to the victims of the crash of the Hableány (‘Mermaid’) river cruise ship that happened a year ago. As the Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade, Péter Szijjártó put it at a memorial ceremony at the scene this Friday, it […]

Outdoor sporting and cultural events, restaurants and hotels to reopen across Hungary this week. At today’s Operational Group press conference, Róbert Kiss, Lieutenant Colonel of the Hungarian Police Force, announced that a new phase of protection measures will enter into force in Budapest tomorrow. “This means, people can consume food and drink inside restaurants and […]

Renowned British engineer George Weisz, born in Hungary in 1929 as György Weisz, has passed away. He was also known as the father of Academy Award and Golden Globe Award actress Rachel Weisz. As The Times notes in its obituary of George Weisz, "in 1972, aged 42, he invented a pioneering artificial ventilator pneumatically powered […]

Another six people died of the Covid-19 pandemic in Hungary in the past 24 hours – all of them elderly with chronic diseases –, raising the official number of deceased in the current pandemic to 505 in this country. The confirmed number of people infected with the coronavirus now stands at 3,793 (1,432 of them […]