Index – National – Tragic record: 121 people died from coronavirus in one day



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By Saturday, the new coronavirus infection (Covid-19) had been detected in 4,397 new Hungarian citizens, increasing the number of infected people in Hungary to 170,298. 121 people have died, most of them elderly, chronic patients, so the number of deaths has risen to 3,689, and 40,820 have already been recovered, according to the data series of the government information portal.

The number of active infections is 125,789. 22 percent of the actively infected, 26 percent of the dead and 27 percent of those recovered are from Budapest. The hospital cares for 7,358 coronavirus patients, 599 of whom are on ventilators.

Today, Viktor Orbán presented the daily coronavirus data: 96 dead, 4440 newly infected

The epidemic has 96 new deaths and 4,440 people have been infected with the coronavirus in the last 24 hours. The hospital serves 7,512 people.

Across Europe, in neighboring countries and in Hungary, the number of infected people is increasing and more and more people are seeking hospital care. The epidemic cannot be stopped, the goal is to stop the epidemic and protect the performance of hospitals. This is also the purpose of the new announced emergency protection measures.

The police strictly monitor compliance with the rules, impose fines and close places where regulations are not followed. Soldiers support the work of police officers in various cities across the country and are involved in monitoring compliance with restrictions and curfews, as well as maintaining public order and public safety.

To ease the burden of health care, university students are also expected to participate in medical and health training. They are informed in a letter by the Ministry of Innovation and Technology that they can participate in nationwide rapid tests and hospital care activities for teachers and nurses as part of a two-week paid internship organized by government offices starting Monday. Rapid tests of social workers have also started.

There is a curfew between 8 pm and 5 am,

everyone should be home by 8 pm One case of exemption from curfew is work, which, however, must be justified. You can find a sample certificate here.

Stores, with the exception of pharmacies and gas stations, can stay open until 7 p.m. and then open at 5 a.m. at the earliest when the curfew expires. Service providers and services that are not mentioned in the regulations (eg hairdresser, masseuse, personal trainer) can normally operate under the curfew rules.

The rules introduced so far to carry and maintain the distance remain valid, with the following:

in some public areas of settlements of more than ten thousand people, it is mandatory to wear a mask.

It is the responsibility of the mayor to designate the areas. The use of a mask is not yet mandatory during sports activities or in parks or green areas.

All meetings are prohibited.

Restaurants cannot accept guests, they can only stay there to bring food. The hotel cannot accept tourists, only guests arriving for business, economic or educational reasons. It is forbidden to carry out any type of event, including cultural events and Christmas fairs.

Nurseries, kindergartens and elementary schools are open up to the eighth grade as usual, with special institutional protection measures determined by the principal. High schools and universities have moved to a digital agenda. The government issued the decree that it was stationary

Internet service is available free of charge for thirty days in digital education.

for students and teachers involved in public education and vocational training.

According to the latest data, the operative court ordered extraordinary recessions in 325 kindergartens (11%) and 51 primary schools (1.98%), digital curricula in 362 primary classes (14%) and 27 primary schools (1%) .

Private and family events (such as birthdays) can be held for up to ten people.

Funerals can be held for up to fifty people. Weddings can be held without a wedding, however only specific people can attend the event.

According to information from operational staff, everyone in Hungary has a hospital bed, cares, a ventilator, and with the protection measures just introduced, the goal is to keep it that way. Protective measures are designed to curb the epidemic and thus also to protect health performance. In order to continue providing hospital care to coronavirus patients with the growing number of patients, more capacity-building measures were ordered: deferred surgeries were suspended, the number of hospitals involved in care and the number of beds increased. reserved for coronavirus patients.

The government is negotiating a coronavirus vaccine on several fronts to ensure that Hungarians have access to the vaccine as soon as possible, and has issued a decree that will simplify and speed up the importation of foreign-made coronavirus vaccines and drugs into Hungary. .

To curb the spread of the community, it is recommended that

  • We continue to avoid places where there are many interiors;
  • preferably keep social distance;
  • Wash your hands frequently and thoroughly.
  • Anyone who has received the 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 should stay home and notify their GP by phone.

Sifter: more coronavirus pills coming from China

The Hungarian Foreign Minister spoke by phone with the Chinese Foreign Minister.

Free flu vaccines are already being provided as part of health protection. Influenza vaccination is provided to GPs on an ongoing basis.

The protection of elderly and chronic patients is of the utmost importance. The elderly are also asked to pay more attention to themselves and general precautions. Visiting hospitals and nursing homes is prohibited. And nursing home owners should do everything they can to prevent infection. If a focal point takes place in a social institution or in any other community, the epidemiological deployment unit will take the necessary actions.

In addition to maintaining health protection, the government is working on additional economic and family protection measures.

(Cover image: A doctor in protective equipment treats a patient in a room set up to receive patients infected with the coronavirus at the St. László Hospital in the capital on May 8, 2020. Photo: MTI / Károly Árvai / kormany .hu)



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