Qatar Airways will give away 100,000 free tickets to frontline healthcare professionals to say thank you for their heroic work looking after people during the current COVID-19 pandemic. The giveaway will open at 00.01 AM on 12 May and close at 23:59 on 18 May (Doha time). Healthcare professionals can register for this exclusive offer […]

The confirmed number of people infected with the coronavirus now stands at 3,213. There are 904 people recovered and 405 deceased with another 13 elderly people passing away. Nationwide, there 10,927 people in compulsory home quarantine. The official number of samples tested in an accredited laboratory by the authorities since the outbreak of the pandemic […]

During this Friday's Operational Group press conference, Chief Medical Officer Cecília Müller reported a steady increase in the number of people recovered. She said that more tests are being carried out and nearly 100,000 samples have so far been taken. The confirmed number of people currently infected with the coronavirus in Hungary is 1,921 (1,199 […]

As of today, the presentation of data on the official government information page provides numbers for Budapest and Pest County as well as for the rest of the country separately. The confirmed number of people infected with the coronavirus now stands at 2,054 (1,290 in Budapest and Pest County + 764 in the rest of […]

Starting on May 4, many restrictions introduced as part of the security measures to combat the Covid-19 pandemic will be lifted in Hungary – except for Budapest and Pest County surrounding the capital. Schools will not reopen in the country at least until the end of May. The terraces of restaurants, cafes and hotels as […]

Due to the COVID-19 epidemic, permits for foreigners working and living in Hungary will be automatically extended if the original conditions still exist. Due to the emergency situation related to the coronavirus, it has become necessary to settle the situation of foreign citizens living or working in Hungary, or possibly trapped here. The latest measure […]

Another nine people (all of them suffering from chronic illnesses) died of the Covid-19 disease in Hungary in the past 24 hours, raising the official number of deceased in the current pandemic to 300 in this country. The confirmed number of people infected with the coronavirus now stands at 2,727. There are 10,071 people in […]

Four Hungarian medical universities will start a national coronavirus test on May 1. Based on a representative sample, 17,778 people will be examined in two weeks to get an accurate picture of the extent of the epidemic and the actual number of people infected and re-infected with the new type of coronavirus, Béla Merkely, rector […]

Eight people died of the Covid-19 disease in Hungary in the past 24 hours, raising the official number of deceased in the current pandemic to 280 in this country. The confirmed number of people infected with the coronavirus grew by 83 and now stands at 2,583. About 13% of them are healthcare workers according to […]

The recommendation prepared by the Hungarian Academy of Sciences, compiled by immunologists, physicians, and biologists, makes specific professional recommendations to the government and authorities for the short- and long-term treatment of the Covid-19 epidemic. According to the recommendation, the continuous application of tests of the right quantity and quality is an essential condition for both […]

On the night of April 24, Zermatt Tourism officials projected the Hungarian flag onto the 1.000-meter-high east wall of the Matterhorn mountain situated on the border between Switzerland and Italy. With the #hope project whose motto is ‘Light is hope!’, the Swiss town of Zermatt wants to give people hope and strength in this difficult […]

Lawyers – when not battling in a courtroom – are perhaps most widely identified in Hungary with the image of an attorney countersigning a document. Countersigning is indeed essential for most legal transactions, in some cases mandatory by law. The function of countersigning is on one hand to prove that an attorney has duly identified […]

As of Monday, April 27, people in Budapest are required to wear face masks on public transport, in shops, markets and taxis. People visiting shops, markets and traveling in taxi in Budapest will be mandated to wear face masks or otherwise cover their faces as part of the protection efforts against the new coronavirus epidemic. […]

Another 14 people died of the Covid-19 disease in Hungary in the past 24 hours, raising the official number of deceased in the current pandemic to 239 in this country. The confirmed number of people infected with the coronavirus now stands at 2,284. There are 10,942 people in compulsory home quarantine and 390 recovered. The […]

The Hungarian government increased its support for the construction of the Bozsik Stadium in Budapest’s District 19 by more than HUF one billion and provided more than HUF 450 million for the preparation of three projects of the Budapest Honvéd Sports Club for which the new stadium will be built, the news site napi.hu reports. […]