In a social media video, PM Viktor Orbán announced that the government proposes a set of new restrictions, including a curfew from 8 p.m. to 5 a.m., the closing of restaurants and bars, a comprehensive ban on events, and a requirement for high schools and universities to switch to e-learning. According to the government website, […]
During the pandemic and economic crises, Clean CCS EBITDA at the Hungarian oil and gas group MOL strongly rebounded from the second quarter lows and came in at USD 610 mn in Q3 2020, only 12% lower than in the same period last year. According to a press release by the Group, this result brought […]
The new coronavirus infection (COVID-19) was detected in 5,162 new Hungarian citizens, thus increasing the number of infected people identified in Hungary to 114,778. The majority of the 55 deaths that occurred in the past 24 hours were elderly, chronic patients. With them, the number of deaths rose to 2,493 while 26,151 people have already […]
Police took action in 256 cases regarding the night curfew on Friday and Saturday in Hungary. Police have warned in 28 cases, imposed on-the-spot fines 168 times, and filed a report in 60 cases, the state news agency MTI quoted the spokesman of the national police force as saying. The average per capita fines were […]
Another 107 Hungarians fell victim to the new coronavirus infection, the majority of them were elderly and chronic patients, bringing the official number of deaths in the country to 2,357. The number of confirmed people infected with the coronavirus in Hungary now stands at 104,943, there are 36,911 in compulsory home quarantine. 24,847 people recovered […]
Statistical figures published this Friday confirm what those involved in tourism have already experienced: as a result of the pandemic, aggravated by closing the country’s borders on September 1, international tourists spent 91% fewer tourism nights in commercial accommodation establishments in this country compared to the same period of the previous year. As the first […]
In the third quarter of this year, the Erste Bank Hungary made a profit. There was no need to make as many provisions, revenues also increased, for example, housing loans sold much better than expected, the news site napi.hu reports, Erste Bank's first nine months' results show the impact of the coronavirus epidemic. Between January […]
Total gross sales at the company amounted to HUF 10,724 million in the first half of the 2020-2021 business year - a year-on-year decrease of 12.3%. Net sales (that is, sales revenues excluding excise tax and public health product tax) were HUF 5,724 million, which is a a year-on-year decrease of 11.5%. A report by […]
More than ever in one day, 90 people died of the new coronavirus infection in Hungary in the past 24 hours, bringing the official number of fatalities to 2,063. The new coronavirus infection was detected in another 4,219 Hungarians, thus increasing the number of infected people identified in Hungary to 90,988. 21,232 people have already […]
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán announced in a video message Tuesday evening that a "state of danger" will be introduced in Hungary over COVID-19 once again and a nationwide curfew is imposed between midnight and 5 a.m. “The spread of the pandemic has accelerated,” PM Viktor Orbán is quoted from the video message by the […]
Higher-than-ever daily number of COVID-19 related fatalities in Hungary: 84 people died of new coronavirus infection in the past 24 hours, bringing the official total number of such deaths to 1,973. The number of confirmed people infected with the coronavirus in Hungary now stands at 86,769. There are 30,984 people in compulsory home quarantine, while […]
In the past 24 hours, 70 coronavirus-infected people have died in Hungary, including a 28-year-old man. This comes following the previous day's record of 69 such fatalities. One of the recent deaths is reported to be that of a 28-year-old folk musician and local government representatives in Budapest's District 8. The official number of COVID-19 […]
The number of visitors at the Museum of Fine Arts in Budapest has decreased by 90% compared to last year, according to the Director General of the museum, László Baán. He said that there was a similar decline in all museums of international scale worldwide. Last year, a total of 11,563,000 tickets were sold for […]
Another 69 Hungarians fell victim to the new coronavirus infection in the past 24 hours, raising the oficial number of COVID-19 fatalities to 1,819. The majority of the 69 victims were elderly and chronically ill. According to the relevant government site, 20,078 people have already recovered from the disease. The new coronavirus infection was detected […]
Almost 82,000 bottles of Béres Drops were donated by Béres Pharmaceuticals Co. Ltd. to teachers in primary and secondary schools in Hungary's public education system, the Hungarian state news agency MTI reports. József Béres, President of Béres Pharmaceuticals Ltd. announced that 81,720 bottles of Béres Drops will be donated to teachers of state public education […]
