Current measures are not enough to stop the spread of the epidemic, said the minister in charge of the prime minister’s office.

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!

This week a two-day government meeting will be held, where more epidemiological austerity decisions will be decided, Gergely Gulyás told Inforadio. The minister in charge of the prime minister’s office did not give details of what adjustment would come, but said:

it is clear that current measures are not enough.

According to the minister, Hungarian mortality is better than the European average; This is only true if we look at the numbers for the first and second waves together; In the second wave, one of the worst situations in Europe is Hungarian.

The government is only looking at statistics that are good for the coronavirus

In terms of EU countries, Hungary is at the forefront of the recent death toll per million people. However, the government communication has remained calm, stating that it is not looking at this but the epidemic as a whole, so the overall picture remains favorable due to the mild spring wave. The main question is how long more serious closures can be avoided.

However, Gulyás is also sure that the situation “will worsen significantly.” As he said, if health care security is at stake, the government must act.

An important element of the measures being prepared will be to further strengthen the application of the use of masks, but he called it an important measure to keep schools open. He did not mention sporting events, but clearly referred to them when he said it was unacceptable that the rules for wearing masks were not being followed en masse.


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