Béla Merkely estimates that 20 percent of the Hungarian population may have contracted the coronavirus

The rector of Semmelweis University spoke on Kossuth Radio on Thursday about the fact that hospitals helped each other during the epidemic, and universities jointly conducted a large cross-sectional selection to determine exactly how infectious the virus was and where. we were in the epidemic.

Béla Merkely said that in the spring, in the first wave of the epidemic, experts only became familiar with the virus and, with a quick and definitive measure, kept the virus infection roughly outside the border.

However, in the second wave of the epidemic, it is estimated that up to 20 percent of the population may have been infected. However, you can be happy with the intensive classes. peaceful They were able to stop the number of patients to two-thirds of their capacity. According to Merkely, thanks to the protective measures, the numbers seem to decline quite slowly after the plateau phase.

About his Christmas Eve, he said that we cannot leave the elderly alone, but that we must follow the rules that ensure that they do not get infected. For this reason, he also recommended the use of masks within the family, washing hands every hour and maintaining a distance of one and a half meters.

Béla Merkely said that vaccination is much safer than any other drug. It is based on a technology that ensures at many points that it cannot cause any significant harm to the body.

The minor side effects are in no way comparable to what a coronavirus can cause.He said of the new coronavirus variant identified in Britain, that in London most illnesses appear to be caused by the virus, but those cases are not more serious, there are no more patients who would be put on a ventilator and there are no higher mortality for it. Their infectivity may be stronger, but it only draws attention to the fact that they all adhere even more to the standards that have been suggested thus far. (MTI)