Ban on Visits to Elderly Care Homes and Social Institutions Lifted The ban on visits to elderly care homes and social institutions is being lifted with immediate effect today, the chief... 2021.04.29.
Karácsony: Nat’l Vaccination Plan Should Prioritize Retirement House Residents and Workers Budapest Mayor Gergely Karácsony has asked the chief medical officer for retirement house residents and workers to be given priority... 2021.02.04.
Coronavirus – Nationwide Ban on Visitors to Social Care Homes Hungary's chief medical officer ordered a nationwide ban on visits to social care homes as well as an order to... 2020.09.08.
Coronavirus: Nearly One-Fourth of Fatalities Occur in Elderly Homes Since the start of the novel coronavirus epidemic, 142 of the fatalities, nearly 25 percent, occurred in elderly care homes,... 2020.08.27.
Coronavirus: Over 900 Infections, 140 Deaths among Elderly Care Home Residents in Hungary Over 900 residents of elderly care homes in Hungary have so far contracted the novel coronavirus, and 140 of them... 2020.07.13.
Coronavirus: Every Third Patient Got Infected in Hospital According to statistics, from the end of May, 639 patients out of the 1,818 total cases diagnosed with coronavirus at... 2020.06.25.
New National Consultation Questions Published by Gov’t The government has published thirteen questions to be put to the Hungarian public in the National Consultation in connection with... 2020.06.09.
Coronavirus – Chief Medical Officer: Elderly Care Homes on Path to Recovery The number of elderly care homes contending with Covid-19 has not increased, the chief medical officer said on Wednesday. Fully... 2020.06.03.
Coronavirus: Opposition Slams Fidesz for Boycotting Cttee Meeting on Hospital Infections, Unfit Ventilators The opposition MSZP (Socialists) and Párbeszéd parties have slammed the ruling parties for boycotting a planned meeting of parliament's welfare... 2020.05.21.
Coronavirus – MSZP Initiates Committee Meeting to Clarify Events at Bajcsy-Zsilinszky Hospital The opposition Socialist Party (MSZP) has initiated a meeting of Parliament's welfare committee to clarify the situation that arose at... 2020.05.17.
Coronavirus – Karácsony: Easing Restrictions Should Not Be Up for Political Debate The easing of coronavirus-related restrictions must not be a matter of political debate, Budapest Mayor Gergely Karácsony said on Friday.... 2020.05.15.
Coronavirus – MSZP: Gov’t Failing to Address People’s Everyday Problems The opposition MSZP (Socialist Party) said on Thursday that the Orbán government should focus on resolving people's everyday difficulties and addressing... 2020.05.15.
Coronavirus: Police Launch Investigation into Pesti Road Elderly Care Home The National Bureau of Investigation has launched an investigation into developments at an elderly care home in Pesti Road in... 2020.05.13.
War of Words between Gov’t and Mayor Reveals Conditions of Reopening Budapest Hungary loosened the national restrictions imposed to curb the Covid-19 epidemic a week ago. Due to the high number of... 2020.05.12.
Military to Be Present in Large Retirement Homes as Well The Hungarian military will delegate commanders to monitor retirement homes with more than 200 residents, chief hospital commander Zsolt Halmosi... 2020.04.30.
Coronavirus: Pesti Road Retirement Home Fined for Hygiene Breaches An elderly care home in Budapest's eastern suburbs that has recently seen a surge of novel coronavirus cases has been... 2020.04.30.
Presence of Coronavirus Confirmed in 27 Retirement Homes As of Wednesday, the coronavirus turned up in 27 retirement homes around Hungary. While two (large-scale and tragic) cases in... 2020.04.29.
Fidesz Official: Budapest Mayor ‘Should Stick to the Law’ The mayor of Budapest, Gergely Karácsony, should stick to the law, Fidesz's director of communications said on Saturday, adding that... 2020.04.25.
Coronavirus – Chief Medical Officer: Number of Hospital Patients with Virus Growing The number of people being treated in hospital for Covid-19 is growing, the chief medical officer said on Saturday. One... 2020.04.25.
Coronavirus – Fidesz Calls on Opposition to ‘Stop Spreading Fake News’ The ruling Fidesz party on Friday rejected opposition claims regarding its response to the novel coronavirus epidemic and called on... 2020.04.24.
Coronavirus: Army Starts Disinfecting Hundreds of Elderly Care Homes Hungarian army units have started disinfecting several hundred elderly care homes across the country in a bid to prevent the... 2020.04.23.