As of November 1, the wearing of face mask will again be required on public transport, and employers may require their employees to be vaccinated to increase vaccination coverage. In the public sector, vaccination is mandatory, while in municipalities it is up to the mayors to decide. The government decree states that masks will have […]

As of this Wednesday, people are required to wear face masks even at public places (except for parks and other green areas and i case of sports activities) in towns and cities of over 10,000 inhabitants in Hungary. Mayors of these towns and cities as well as of the 23 districts of Budapest have been […]

The state-owned Kézmű ['Handicraft']-ERFO-Főkefe group's new production facility in Abaújszántó, NE Hungary, opened this Wednesday, will produce 15,000 health masks a day. The investment cost HUF 100 million, and the plant mainly employs people with disabilities who operate the equipment of the the production line and package the finished products. Thanks to the investment, a […]

The number of confirmed people infected with the coronavirus in Hungary increased by a daily record of 1,070 cases and now stands at 17,990. Eight patients died in the past 24 hours, bringing the number of deaths to 683 with 4,391 already recovered. The number of active infected people is 12,916. There are 404 patients […]

The number of deaths related to the COVID-19 pandemic has not increased in the last 24 hours in Hungary. It remains at 568. The new coronavirus infection (COVID-19) was detected in only two more people in the country, thus increasing the number of infected people identified in Hungary to 4,081. The number of people who […]

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. […]