Coronavirus: another 710 infected and 9 dead in Hungary



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By Thursday, 710 new Hungarian citizens had been diagnosed with the new coronavirus infection and nine chronic patients had died, according to the government information page.

The new coronavirus infection (COVID-19) was detected in 710 new Hungarian citizens, increasing the number of infected people in Hungary to 15,170. Nine chronic patients died, eight of them older than 70 years, so the number of deaths increased to 663 and 4,227 have already recovered.

The number of active infected people is 10,280. 43 percent of the actively infected, 58 percent of the dead and 42 percent of those recovered are from Budapest. The hospital cares for 328 coronavirus patients, 21 of whom are hooked up to ventilators.

The second wave of the epidemic is taking place in Hungary, the virus is already spreading in the community. In order to curb the spread of the community, we will continue to avoid places where there are many people indoors, preferably keep social distance, wash our hands frequently and thoroughly. Anyone who has received an official home quarantine order for a stay abroad or for any other reason must strictly comply. Anyone with symptoms should not go into the community, but rather stay home and notify their GP by phone.

On Wednesday, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán outlined the new steps ordered due to the spread of the epidemic. The government will maintain entry restrictions, it will be mandatory to cover public transport and stores, as well as cinemas, theaters, health and social institutions and reception offices. The ban on visiting hospitals and nursing homes remains. Schools can only admit students and teachers, and body temperature measurements will be required starting October 1. The official price of the coronavirus tests will be 19,500 HUF and the nightclubs will be closed at 11 pm



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