The death rate of the disease caused by the coronavirus is 2.5 percent, the difference between the infection of larger and smaller settlements is decreasing, the wet mask is less protective, it was revealed in Tuesday’s information from operational staff.

Coronavirus: the second wave

Half a year after the spring outbreak of the coronavirus pandemic, the second wave of the pandemic has arrived. The radical increase in the number of infected is forcing more and more countries to re-impose restrictions, despite the fact that the world economy has not even recovered from the effects of the spring outbreak. According to the signs, the second wave also reached Hungary. Follow our news!

The youngest of those who died from the coronavirus was 21 years old and the oldest was 103 years old, Cecília Müller said Tuesday in a statement from the operating court, adding that the average age of the dead was 75 years.

The national medical director also analyzed the infection data for weeks 40 and 41 in the package insert, saying that weekly changes could better characterize the epidemic. Between the two study periods, for example

600 more people were infected, an increase of 9 percent.

The age distribution of those affected also changes: the proportion of those between 20 and 29 years old is currently 46.3%, and that of those between 30 and 60 years old has increased by 2,643 in the two weeks studied. On the infection of children, he said, is increasing, for example, the number of people under 14 years was 1,423 in week 40 and increased to 1,484 in week 41. It has also been said that the mortality rate is currently 2.5%.

The number of people infected with school children, young adults and the aging age group is also increasing, which means that the virus is widely present in all age groups of society, the medical director concluded. week, 397 infected.

According to the medical director, the spatial distribution of the spread of the infection is also changing: the difference between larger, densely populated and smaller settlements is decreasing. In Budapest, the infection rate is currently 1.8 times higher than the national average.

Questions

Is taking vitamin D enough to prevent a viral infection? – on this question Cecilia Müller said that in the autumn-winter period it is always recommended to take and it is worth supplementing with vitamin C. The amount to take should be discussed with your GP. He has repeatedly indicated that everyone should maintain their general health.

In fact, there is evidence of a rapid recovery, but recovery is often slow, he said, with respect to residual and prolonged symptoms and recovery time from the disease. According to him, health care tries to follow up with patients, those who recover are usually called back, their condition followed up and offered further treatment if necessary.

During the fall holidays, he said on the topic of caring for grandparents, that only healthy people should get together.

We need to learn to love a little differently

– He referred to the importance of distance.

the RTL Klub It was found that 52 elderly care institutions are currently affected by coronavirus. Roughly 10 percent of the 6,630 people seen here are infected and 156 of them are hospitalized. According to the medical director, 37 of them died in the second wave.

The autumn-winter period is dangerous because we can transmit the infection more easily, ”he said about the relationship between the weather and the virus infection. It is not yet known with certainty if the coronavirus will spread further during this period, but it is very important to follow protective measures: mask, hand washing distance.

The protective ability of a mask soaked in the rain can be significantly weakened, the medical director said.

He previously described current data on the status of the epidemic. He said the 28 people who died in the last 24 hours were between 55 and 93 years old, and that they generally suffered from cardiovascular disease, high blood pressure and some autoimmune diseases, as well as diabetes, gout and cancer. .

He also said that extraordinary breaks are currently ordered in 28 kindergartens and 106 schools, and digital education for 130 classes and 16 complete schools.

Lieutenant Colonel Róbert Kiss reported on the police measures related to compliance with epidemiological regulations, according to:

  • 12 times in public transport 13 times in other places measures were taken regarding the use of masks;
  • in three cases, the merchant had to be warned for not complying with the rules for wearing masks;
  • Since September 21, a total of 1,168 cases have been processed;
  • on one occasion it was found that a disco was open for more than 11 hours at night;
  • 2,459 official quarantines have been ordered, bringing the total to 21,490 quarantines.


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Rapid PCR tests will not facilitate the treatment of the epidemic


Vince Ballai – Teen Victoria
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Various tests mainly require more sampling professionals, but so far they have not been enough. According to experts, current testing practice in Hungary is simply inadequate for locating epidemics.