Study: “Would Second Corona Wave Have Been Less Deadly with Stricter Measures?” The second wave of the coronavirus would have caused significantly fewer deaths in Hungary if the government had taken stricter... 2022.02.02.
Pandemic Started Exactly One Year Ago in Hungary Exactly one year ago, on March 4, 2020, the first positive coronavirus case was registered in Hungary. In this brief... 2021.03.04.
Coronavirus – Mayor Karácsony: Budapest Stood Test of First and Second Waves Budapest stood the test of the first and second waves of the coronavirus to a great extent thanks to the... 2021.02.26.
The Chronicle of Hungary’s Coronavirus Outbreak in 2020 Last year, just like in most countries in the world, was about the coronavirus pandemic in Hungary as well. We... 2021.01.08.
Coronavirus: Testing of Regional Public Servants Begins on Monday Targeted group coronavirus testing will be extended to regional civil servants from Monday, based on experiences gained during the testing... 2020.12.05.
Coronavirus: Gov’t Mulling Special Rules for Christmas Period Special coronavirus-related rules may apply during the Christmas period for family get-togethers, Gergely Gulyás, the Prime Minister's chief of staff,... 2020.12.01.
Opposition Has Mixed Feelings on Reintroduction of Shopping Hours for Elderly From today on, a daily timeframe for shoppers older than 65 is being reintroduced with the aim of protecting the... 2020.11.24.
Free Internet Should be Requested at Service Providers, Telekom and Vodafone Ready Over the weekend, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán announced that he has signed a government decree granting 30 days of free... 2020.11.16.
Minister Kásler: ‘My Intuition is That Second Wave Will Peak Around Late December’ In an interview with the Hungarian pro-government daily Magyar Nemzet, Miklós Kásler, Minister of the Ministry of Human Resources, spoke... 2020.11.16.
First Wave vs. Second Wave: When Did the Gov’t Implement Stricter Restrictions? On Monday and Tuesday, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán announced a series of restrictive measures aimed at slowing the spread of... 2020.11.13.
Fidesz MEP: Second Wave of Coronavirus ‘Paralysed’ the European Parliament The European Parliament should be focused its own lawfual functioning instead of "lecturing" EU member states, an MEP of Hungary's... 2020.11.12.
Coronavirus: 80% of Hungarian Settlements Affected by Covid-19 Fully 80 percent of Hungarian settlements are affected by Covid-19 infections, a department head of the National Public Health Centre... 2020.11.03.
State Secy Kovács: Hungary Handled First Wave Very Well, but Second Wave Different The state secretary for international communication and relations talked about the success of Hungary and countries of the region in... 2020.10.28.
Coronavirus: Epidemic Curve Not Flattens but Testing Capacity Reached Its Upper Limit According to the head of the action group of the infection monitoring team of the Ministry of Innovation and Technology,... 2020.10.12.
Second Wave Pushes PMI Back Under 50 Threshold Hungary's seasonally-adjusted Purchasing Managers Index (PMI) dropped to 48.8 points in September from 52.3 points in August, falling back under... 2020.10.01.
Capped PCR Test Price Results in Some Labs Ceasing Service Although coronavirus PCR tests ordered by a GP, hospitals, or an epidemiological authority are still free, many have to request... 2020.09.23.
Coronavirus: PM Orbán Presents Worst-Case Scenario for Second Wave The autumn session of parliament began with Viktor Orbán's speech before the agenda, where among others, the Prime Minister presented... 2020.09.22.
Coronavirus – Orbán: ‘Difficult Autumn Lies ahead of Us, but We Will Succeed Together Again’ Hungary is better prepared to face the coronavirus pandemic now than when it first emerged in the spring, Prime Minister... 2020.09.21.
Coronavirus – Government to Introduce Further Economy Protection Measures Hungary's government will introduce further economy protection measures because the economy must be kept functional during the second wave of... 2020.09.19.
Coronavirus Restrictions in Healthcare Result in Much Longer Wait Lists The lengths of wait lists have been a problem in Hungary for one and a half decades. Considering this, it... 2020.09.15.
Episode Two: Coronavirus Strikes Back Covid-19 has returned with a vengeance, with a record high of 510 new cases in Hungary as of September 4th.... 2020.09.05.
