The Budapest municipal council’s latest round of free coronavirus testing saw a positive test rate of 2.53 percent, almost four times higher than in the December test campaign, the Mayor’s Office said on Monday.
The city organised free Covid tests for some 10,000 residents between Feb. 18 and 27 at two locations, the office told MTI. The positivity rate indicates “that the virus is here”, it said, urging the public to continue to observe social distancing guidelines and hygiene regulations.
Due to the surge of new variants in Hungary, Chief Medical Officer Cecília Müller is urging people to get vaccinated as soon as possible. Meanwhile, in order to keep up with the new infections, the government, with the advice of the Task Force has decided to delay the interval between the first and second doses […]Continue reading
The Budapest municipal council had more than 5,000 people tested free of charge in December.
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