Index – National – Eight people died from the coronavirus, 633 newly infected



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By Tuesday, the new coronavirus infection (Covid-19) had been detected in 633 new Hungarian citizens, increasing the number of infected people in Hungary to 19,499. Eight chronic patients died, bringing the death toll to 694 and 4,559 have already recovered. The number of active infections is 14,246. 40 percent of the actively infected, 57 percent of the dead and 40 percent of those recovered are from Budapest. The hospital cares for 534 coronavirus patients, thirty-six of whom are connected to ventilators.

As data on new infections warn, the second wave of the epidemic is occurring in Hungary. The government’s goal is to keep the country running and not let the virus paralyze everyday life, so easy-to-follow rules of thumb are even more important now. Follow the rules and you will succeed together again. can be read at koronavirus.gov.hu.

As of Monday, in addition to shops and public transport, the use of the mask is mandatory in cinemas, theaters, shopping centers, health and social care institutions and customer reception offices. Also, after Monday at 23:00, restaurants and entertainment venues must be closed.

To curb community spread, they are still being asked to:

  • Avoid places where there are many people inside,
  • if possible, keep social distance,
  • wash your hands frequently and thoroughly,
  • whoever has been ordered to be officially quarantined for a stay abroad or for any other reason, must strictly comply with it
  • anyone with symptoms should not go into the community but stay home and notify their GP by phone,
  • In schools, starting in October, teachers and students can only enter after a body temperature measurement.

The protection of elderly and chronic patients is of the utmost importance. Older people are also asked to pay more attention to themselves and the general precautions they take. Visiting hospitals and nursing homes is prohibited. And nursing home owners should do everything they can to prevent infection.

From koronavirus.gov.hu, the number of kindergartens and schools that had to be closed can also be tracked daily as of Monday. As they write, the school year began in September with traditional work schedules but strict security measures, at nearly 6,000 public educational institutions in more than 13,000 workplaces. Operational staff have so far ordered extraordinary breaks in 23 kindergartens and 6 schools, and digital work schedules for 204 classes and 7 entire schools due to coronavirus diseases.



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