News tagged with: testing

First Round of Targeted Mass Testing: Thousands of Essential Workers Test Positive

The government presented the results of the first round of mass testing at the daily press conference of the operative...

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After Massive Demands from Teachers, Gov’t Changes to Partial Digital Education

In order to slow down the spread of the coronavirus epidemic, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán just announced strict restrictions which...

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Coronavirus: Gov’t to Introduce New Restrictions from Wednesday

Hungary's government is to tighten measures in an effort to curb the spread of the coronavirus as hospitals might struggle...

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Coronavirus – Gov’t: New Measures Will Have Effect on Epidemic in 8-14 Days

Fighting the coronavirus epidemic requires "quickness and an ability to respond", which justifies the government's reintroduction of a special legal...

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Hungary Striving to Expand Testing Capacity Amid Spike in New Covid Cases

As the number of new coronavirus cases increase each day, the demand for COVID-19 tests has also risen significantly in...

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Coronavirus: Election Cttee Rejects Referendum Question on Free Corona Tests

The National Election Committee rejected on Thursday a question submitted for a referendum on free coronavirus testing. The question was...

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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,...

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Hungary Sees Biggest Hike in Coronavirus Spread in a Month Despite Border Closure

Looking at September's figures, it is clear that the coronavirus epidemic has never spread at such a devastating rate in...

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Parliamentary Groups Won’t Order Safety Measures in Parliament

In view of the rapidly growing number of Covid-19 cases, government-critical weekly Magyar Hang has asked the parliamentary groups what...

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Number of Active Coronavirus Cases in Hungary at All-time High

September 2nd saw a record in the coronavirus outbreak both in terms of new and active cases. It was back...

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Some Hospitals Charging Triple for Coronavirus Tests

Two hospitals in Makó and Hódmezővásárhely were found to charge HUF 96,000 (EUR 280) for coronavirus PCR tests, which is...

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No More Free Coronavirus Testing for Inbound Travelers as of Saturday

The entry restrictions from red and yellow classified countries will slightly change as of Saturday: the costs of coronavirus testing...

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Researchers at Szeged Use AI to Screen for Coronavirus

A new technology developed by the Szeged Biological Research Center (SBRC) is using artificial intelligence (AI) to test for coronavirus...

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Coronavirus: Mass Screening Suggested Long Ago to Only Come with Easing of Restrictions

Many countries, such as South Korea, chose bulk-testing to filter out positive cases. However, although many professionals advised it in Hungary as...

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