Hungary’s chief medical officer has ordered a nationwide ban on visits to hospitals, the National Public Health Centre (NNK) said on Wednesday.
The ban, in effect from Tuesday, applies to both public and private institutions, NNK told wire service MTI.
The restrictions do not apply in the cases of severely or terminally ill patients. Under the chief medical officer’s resolution, one parent is also allowed to stay at the hospital with their child and women due to give birth may also choose someone to accompany them.
Two Covid-19 patients, both elderly and with underlying illnesses, have died, while the number of registered coronavirus infections in Hungary has risen by 476 to 10,191 over the past 24 hours, koronavirus.gov.hu said on Thursday morning. The number of fatalities stands at 630, and 3,990 people have made a recovery. There are 5,571 active infections […]Continue reading
Institutions found in violation of the ban face a fine of up to 5 million forints (EUR 14,000).
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