Coronavirus: Human Resources Minister Hails ‘Successful Conclusion’ of Epidemic’s First Phase Human Resources Minister Miklós Kásler said on Monday that Hungary had successfully completed the first phase of its efforts against... 2020.05.20.
Coronavirus: Ministry Aiming to Gradually Restart Health Services The health government's "focus is on gradually restarting services", the human resources ministry said in a statement on Friday. The... 2020.05.16.
Coronavirus: Investigation Finds Dismissed Hospital Director Made No Mistakes An internal investigation at the St. György Hospital in Székesfehérvár found that István Csernavölgyi, former director of the institution, who was... 2020.05.13.
Coronavirus: DK Proposes Halving Hospital Beds Reserved for Covid-19 Patients The opposition Democratic Coalition has proposed that 50 percent of hospital beds kept in reserve for possible high numbers of... 2020.05.08.
Coronavirus: MSZP Calls on ‘Inhuman’ Human Resources Minister to Resign Socialist MP Ildikó Bangó Borbély demanded Human Resources Minister Miklós Kásler's "immediate resignation" at an online press conference on Tuesday. The... 2020.05.05.
Hungary Restarts Regular Health Services Amid Strict Hygiene Regulations Hungary’s general healthcare services resume on Monday, May 4th. Human Resources Minister Miklós Kásler sent a letter and detailed instructions... 2020.05.04.
LMP: Chief Medical Officer ‘Admits Abandoning’ Patients at Home Green opposition party LMP said on Sunday that Cecília Müller, Hungary's chief medical officer had "admitted" that the government had... 2020.05.03.
Orbán Government Reveals Worst-Case Scenario of Coronavirus In the past weeks, the "worst-case coronavirus epidemic scenario" term, be it the sudden and mass freeing up of hospital... 2020.04.27.
Freeing Up Hospital Beds During Coronavirus Can Result in Decrease of Beds After Epidemic In recent weeks, hospitals have suddenly begun to free up hospital beds, with the goal of making 60% of their... 2020.04.24.
Coronavirus – Jobbik: Gov’t Should Convert Hotels into Hospitals instead of ‘Emptying’ Health Care Institutions Opposition Jobbik has called on the government to create the capacity needed for the fight against novel coronavirus by converting... 2020.04.24.
Coronavirus – Orbán: Gradual Restart of Life Planned in 2nd Phase of Measures, Preparation for ‘Surprises’ The first phase of protective measures against the novel coronavirus will end next weekend and the government will introduce new... 2020.04.24.
Coronavirus – Gov’t: Restrictions to be Extended until May 3, Easing Too Early The government is extending the timeframe of restrictions on movement introduced to combat the novel coronavirus epidemic until May 3,... 2020.04.23.
Coronavirus: Jobbik Calls for End to ‘Emptying’ Hospitals The opposition Jobbik on Tuesday called for an end to what deputy leader László György Lukács called "emptying" hospitals of... 2020.04.21.
Hospital Evacuations Stir Up Tension Between Medical Chamber and Gov’t Due to hospital evacuations in preparation for the mass infections during the coronavirus crisis, hospitals are dismissing patients who are... 2020.04.20.
Coronavirus – Karácsony to Orbán: Military Action Plans May Be Important but Time to Come Up with Humanitarian Action Plans Budapest's mayor, Gergely Karácsony, has said Budapest will need special rules in place to handle the heightened risk to the... 2020.04.17.
Coronavirus – Orbán: ‘We’re entering a period of mass infections and have the ammunition needed in this war-like situation’ "Hope for the best and prepare for the worst," Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said in connection with the novel coronavirus... 2020.04.17.
Hungarian Press Roundup: Hospital Beds Emptied in Preparation for Coronavirus Spike A left-wing commentator finds the government’s move to empty 50 per cent of hospital beds in the country irresponsible, in... 2020.04.17.
Coronavirus: Párbeszéd Urges Professional Comittee Decision on Freeing Up Hospital Beds The opposition Párbeszéd party is calling on the government to have an independent professional committee to decide on the required... 2020.04.16.
Coronavirus: Gov’t Says Large-scale Hospital Evacuations to Prepare for Mass Infections Hospital directors received a letter from the Ministry of Human Resources (EMMI) last week, containing instructions on evacuating hospitals and... 2020.04.16.
Coronavirus: Health Authorities Starts Inspecting Hungary’s 1,579 Elderly Care Homes The health authorities have started inspecting Hungary's 1,579 elderly care homes, concentrating on larger facilities where there is a higher... 2020.04.15.
Sudden Coronavirus Hospital Evacuations Cause Families to Face Unexpected Challenges In the framework of hospital evacuations in preparation for the mass infections during the coronavirus crisis, hospitals are now -... 2020.04.15.