People would make better decisions about vaccines and compliance with restrictions if they saw what is happening in hospitals, the Hungarian Medical Chamber wrote.

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“We believe that it would help citizens to make fundamental decisions (vaccination, disciplined adherence to restrictive measures) if they faced the real situation that health workers experience on a daily basis.”

– This is how the chamber reacted to the government’s refusal to ask the independent press to show what was happening in the Hungarian hospital. Alfahír contacted MOK, who also wrote in his response:

“The presidency of the Hungarian Medical Chamber is far from committed to transparency, and we have repeatedly called on the government to implement it in matters related to the epidemic.”

Judit Mária Tóth, vice president of the Hungarian Doctors’ Union, said: “It would be very important for the press to be able to enter the health facilities and objectively present the heroic struggle in the hospitals.”

During the week, 28 Hungarian publishers, including hvg.hu, wrote an open letter to the head of government and the medical director asking them to finally provide objective information on conditions in the hospitals. Zoltán Kovács, Secretary of State for International Communication, responded: Hospitals must be cured and not have cameras.


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Don't obstruct factual information! - an open letter from the editorial offices to the government



hvg.hu
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Twenty-eight Hungarian publishers, including hvg.hu, wrote an open letter to the head of government and the medical director asking them to finally provide objective information on conditions in the hospitals. As they warn, the current lack of information indirectly leads to an exacerbation of the epidemic.

According to Zoltán Kovács, it is not necessary to have a camera in Hungarian hospitals, because



hvg.hu
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The press, independent of the government, asked to be shown what was happening in Hungarian hospitals. The Secretary of State’s response: the left-wing portals are spreading fake news and Hungarian health care is expiring.