The Hungarian oil and gas company MOL has shipped more than two million liters of its hand and surface disinfectants to hospitals, state and municipal institutions, public utilities and law enforcement agencies since late March when it began the production of these products. The company also started serving wholesale partners last week, reaching about 600 […]

The Mexican Embassy in Budapest has announced that the Mexican government and the shipping company Carnival Corporation are working together to repatriate 799 crew members of ships docked in ports off the west coast of the United States, including Hungarian, Croatian and Bulgarian nationals. Flights from the area of Puerto Vallarta, Jalisco in Mexico, are […]

The Hungarian Chamber of Health Care Professionals (MESZK) recognizes the irreplaceable work of health care professionals who are at the forefront of work during the coronavirus epidemic: workers will receive a thousand tablet computers. As the Chamber told the Hungarian news agency MTI on Monday, an appeal was made for charity in March, to which […]

During today's Operational Group press conference, Chief Medical Officer Cecília Müller said the epidemic curve is still pointing downwards. There are currently 483 patients hospitalized with the coronavirus. According to official figures, the number of confirmed people infected with the coronavirus in Hungary now stands at 3,678. There are 11,688 people in compulsory home quarantine, […]

The Hungarian Banking Association has elected as its new President Radován Jelasity, Chairman and CEO of Erste Bank Hungary. The previous President, András Becsei will stay in the leadership of the association as Vice President. Radován Jelasity has been Chairman and CEO of Erste Bank Hungary since June 1, 2011. He is a recognized banker, […]

The Minister heading the Prime Minister’s Office, Gergely Gulyás, was of the view today that the measures taken to fight the coronavirus in Hungary have been successful, but the situation is still very fragile, so it is important to follow the rules. “A proposal will be submitted next Tuesday, which begins the process of abolishing […]

In the framework of the Social(i)Makers project, an international partnership of seven countries can create a Central European social innovation network whose members implement socially useful ideas. In the framework of this project implemented as part of the Interreg Central Europe Program, local pilot programs have been carried out in all participating countries over the […]

In the period since the start of production in 1982 until this Tuesday, May 19, the Paks Nuclear Power Plant has generated a total of 500 terawatt hours, or more than 500 billion kilowatt hours of electricity. Such an amount of electricity would be able to supply the entire world with electricity for a full […]

Approximately 10,600 people took part in a national coronavirus screening test launched two weeks ago with the participation of four Hungarian medical training universities and the country’s Central statistical Office (CSO), the results of which thus became representative. The outcome: very low average rate of infection. The Statistical Office selected 17,787 people for the national […]

Eleven people died of the novel coronavirus in this country in the past 24 hours, according to the Covid-19 information website of the government, bringing the official death toll to 462. In the meantime, restrictions have been eased in Budapest, as well. The confirmed number of people currently infected with the coronavirus in Hungary is […]

During the two months of restrictions to leave one's home, Hungarians mostly missed most cultural programs (37% - 40% among men and 31% among women) and the possibility of free shopping (34% - 37% among men and 31% among men), according to a recent poll conducted by Pulzus Kutató for the news site Napi.hu. Finishing […]

As of midnight this Sunday, most of the restrictions introduced due to the coronavirus pandemic will be lifted in the Hungarian capital. The Minister in charge of the Prime Minister's Office, Gergely Gulyás stated that “although the movement restrictions will be lifted in Budapest on Monday, keeping a safe, 1.5 meters distance will remain obligatory.” […]

Hungarian airlines will receive a tax credit, according to the Hungarian Gazette published Friday night. According to this, the tax credit is available to companies with at least 10 employees whose main activity is one of the following: manufacture of aircraft and spacecraft; aircraft, spaceship repair; or air passenger transport - and sales fell by […]

Wishing to highlight the work of healthcare professionals fighting in the frontline against the new coronavirus and untiringly defying the danger, a young Japanese chef has decided to donate Japanese food to the workers of a hospital in Budapest. Japanese chef Takashi Nagatake (pictured in the middle, in blue shirt) opened a new restaurant in […]

Partial results of a nationally representative coronavirus screening test show that there are 2.4 infected people per ten thousand people, which means a maximum of 7,230 people infected if the results are projected to the total population. So far, 46.5% of the nearly 18,000 people to be tested in the study have been screened by […]