Change in COVID Testing: Paramedics No Longer Perform PCR Tests The operational staff has made the decision that paramedics will no longer be involved in PCR testing for suspected COVID... 2022.04.19.
EU Support for Testing Canceled by Government Hungary could have applied for free or low-cost covid tests from a 900 million forint (more than 2,500,000 euros) EU... 2022.01.31.
Socialists Challenge Govt’s Withdrawal of EU Bid for Covid Testing Kits The Socialist party has demanded the government explain why it decided to forego EU support of 900 million forints (EUR... 2022.01.29.
Coronavirus Rapid Tests Too Expensive in Hungary, Competition Authority Calls for Intervention According to the latest investigation by the Hungarian Competition Authority (GVH), rapid coronavirus tests in Hungary are too expensive because... 2022.01.27.
New Vaccination Recommendations Published On December 23, a new technical recommendations on coronavirus vaccination was published on the website of the National Centre for... 2022.01.06.
To Test or Not to Test? Government under Fire for Discarded PCR Tests The government recently destroyed some HUF 5 billion (EUR 14.7 million) worth of PCR tests, generating criticism. While officials say... 2021.12.14.
Omicron Variant Detected in Hungary The virus variant known as omicron has appeared in Hungary too, announced Cecília Müller, the national chief medical officer, on... 2021.12.13.
Expired PCR Tests Destroyed, but Cheaper than First Reported The opposition is outraged by the news in Jelen that 5 billion forints worth of expired PCR tests had to... 2021.11.25.
Hungarian Family Doctors to Receive Some 800,000 Antigen Tests Hungarian general practitioners will be given close to 800,000 rapid antigen tests to test suspected coronavirus patients, the government website... 2021.10.16.
At Least One Hundred People Unknowingly Purchased Fake COVID Tests A Hungarian company is suspected to have advertised and sold COVID-19 PCR tests, which were counterfeit and completely unfit for... 2021.10.12.
PCR Tests Allow Travel to Hungary from Multiple Non-EU Countries Hungary has significantly eased entry restrictions to people who wish to enter from both inside and outside of the European... 2021.08.10.
Govt Issues Decree on Free PCR Tests before Medical Procedures Hungary's government has issued a decree regulating cases in which PCR tests can be offered free of charge ahead of... 2021.08.07.
Socialists Call for Free PCR Testing for Travellers Who Received Eastern Jabs The opposition Socialists called on the government to make PCR testing free of charge to recipients of eastern vaccines who... 2021.07.01.
EURO 2020: More Tickets for Hungarian Matches to Go on Sale, Entry Rules Clarified There are two weeks to go until the kick-off of the first football European Championships game ever held on Hungarian... 2021.06.01.
Travel to Austria Available If Specific Conditions Are Met Austria made its requirements for entry even easier on May 19, with quarantine no longer being required if specific conditions... 2021.05.21.
Foreign Minister: Western Balkans ‘Under Dual Pressure’ The Western Balkans are under dual pressure, having to cope with illegal migration and the coronavirus pandemic simultaneously, Péter Szijjártó,... 2021.03.16.
PMO Head: Government to Introduce Immunity Certificate The government has decided to introduce certificates of immunity from coronavirus for people who have been inoculated or recovered from... 2021.02.11.
Deputy Mayor: Positive Covid Tests in Budapest Below National Average Out of the 21,000 PCR tests carried out in the capital since September 816 were positive, Ambrus Kiss, a deputy... 2021.01.22.
Coronavirus Testing Lab Opens at Liszt Ferenc Airport Members of the public can now get tested for Covid-19 at a testing lab opened at Liszt Ferenc International Airport... 2020.12.19.
Antigen Rapid Test: Is it Good Enough to Detect Covid? It has been noticeable for weeks that the number of PCR tests performed in Hungary has stagnated at around 10-12,000... 2020.11.09.
Coronavirus – National Health Centre: Karácsony ‘Wrong’ about Antigen Tests Budapest Mayor Gergely Karácsony "is wrong" in trusting antigen detection tests to produce reliable results for Covid infections, the National... 2020.11.09.
