Hungary’s Excess Mortality Surpasses 28,000 during First Three COVID-19 Waves Fifteen percent more people died in Hungary during the first three waves of the COVID-19 epidemic than would have been... 2022.01.12.
Chief Medical Officer Advocates Booster Jab The chief medical officer has strongly recommended that everyone should receive a third, booster jab against Covid, and argued that... 2022.01.12.
Human Resources Minister Predicts 200 Daily Fatalities for Peak of Fifth Wave The fifth wave of the coronavirus epidemic has begun in Hungary, and if there is no new mutation and no... 2022.01.10.
Hungary Receives Sputnik Light for Testing Eighty doses of the Russian Sputnik Light coronavirus vaccine arrived in Hungary for testing, prior to purchase talks with the... 2022.01.07.
Coronavirus and Influenza’s Hybrid Infection Also Appear in Hungary The coronavirus and influenza’s dual infection, "flurona" has also occurred in Hungary. The private laboratory Neumann Labs has identified two... 2022.01.07.
Heated Debate Surrounds 4th Vaccine Dose in Hungary As in other European countries, the fourth vaccine dose is becoming an increasingly debated topic in Hungary. Although some Hungarian... 2022.01.06.
Covid in December: 4th Wave Peak, Easing Epidemic Situation, Appearance of Omicron Looking at the data from December, it is clear that the fourth wave of the coronavirus epidemic peaked in Hungary... 2022.01.05.
Problems May Arise from Forced Time Off for Unvaccinated Teachers Since Monday, unvaccinated teachers have been not allowed to work, since the government has made it a compulsory requirement. As... 2022.01.04.
Healthcare System Prepared for Potential Next Wave, Government Official Claims Hungary's health-care system is prepared to handle a potential next wave of the coronavirus pandemic, and there are sufficient quantities... 2021.12.29.
Hungary Sends 100,000 Vaccines to Armenia Hungary's government has donated 100,000 doses of coronavirus vaccine to Armenia, Foreign Minister Péter Szijjártó said on Facebook on Wednesday.... 2021.12.29.
Sports and Vaccination Hungary’s Most Googled Topics in 2021 Google has once again published its annual summary of what users searched for most in Hungary. Sports, coronavirus vaccination, and... 2021.12.28.
Another 46 Cases of Omicron Variant Identified in Hungary Hungary's National Public Health Centre (NNK) on Thursday said it has identified another 46 cases of the omicron variant of... 2021.12.24.
Unvaccinated Teachers to Go on Unpaid Leave: What Will Happen to Education? From 3 January, teachers who have not been vaccinated by 30 December will be on unpaid leave, the Ministry of... 2021.12.22.
PM Orbán on Mandatory Vaccination: ‘Convincing gets you closer to people’s minds and hearts than giving orders’ Prime Minister Viktor Orbán has said he "would like to avoid" making coronavirus vaccination mandatory in Hungary. Speaking at an... 2021.12.21.
Orbán: Economic Stimulus, Protection against Virus, Protecting Children Main Issues for 2022 Prime Minister Viktor Orbán on Tuesday highlighted economic stimulus, protection against the coronavirus pandemic and a referendum on protecting children... 2021.12.21.
Socialist MEP Calls on PM to Tackle Travel Issues of Hungarians with Eastern Jabs An MEP for the opposition Socialist party (MSZP) has called on Prime Minister Viktor Orbán to seek out a solution... 2021.12.15.
Hungary’s Prolonged National Vaccination Drive Concludes Successfully Hungary’s recent vaccination campaign turned out to be an overall success. Over the past three weeks, more than 1.4 million... 2021.12.13.
Coronavirus – PM Orbán: ‘There are always losses, but the situation is improving overall’ The fourth wave of the coronavirus pandemic is at its peak "or maybe a little beyond" in Hungary, and taking... 2021.12.10.
Balaton Shipping Company to Pay Employees HUF 150,000 for Vaccination The Balaton Shipping Company (Bahart) decided to pay HUF 150,000 (EUR 410) to those employees who take the coronavirus vaccination... 2021.12.09.
Motion to Make Vaccination Mandatory for Hungarian MPs Gets Rejected The Parliament’s Committee on Justice has rejected the proposal of compulsory vaccination of MPs, initiated by independent lawmaker János Bencsik.... 2021.12.09.
Medical Chamber Shares Findings on Vaccinated vs Unvaccinated in ICUs The Hungarian Medical Chamber shared a graph depicting the ratio of vaccinated to unvaccinated individuals out of 125 patients in... 2021.12.08.
