The country will not see another lockdown or even mandatory mask-wearing, as PM Orbán believes that these are of no use, and that only vaccination helps.Continue reading
Two patients died of a Covid-related illness in the past 24 hours, while 501 new coronavirus infections were registered, koronavirus.gov.hu said on Wednesday.
So far 5,865,865 people have received a first jab, while 5,591,911 have been fully vaccinated. Fully 646,000 Hungarians have received a booster jab.
The number of active infections has risen to 7,740, while hospitals are treating 406 Covid patients, 46 of whom need respiratory assistance.
Since the first outbreak, 819,021 infections have been registered, while fatalities have risen to 30,143. Fully 781,138 people have made a recovery.
There are 4,821 people in official quarantine, while 6,829,896 tests have been officially carried out.
On May 21, the Hungarian government announced that most of Hungary’s remaining restrictions would be lifted upon reaching five million vaccinations. Further restrictions, such as the mask mandate, have been lifted as well after 5.5 million vaccinations were reached.
Detailed data on the more than 230 million confirmed cases worldwide, more than 4,7 million deaths, and more than 207 million recoveries can be found here and here by country.
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