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We should not get tired of dealing with the coronavirus epidemic because there is at least as much ahead of us as behind us, the national medical director warned on Kossuth radio.
Cecília Müller said that the number of new infections has increased worldwide in the last week, and that every day there are more illnesses and deaths in Hungary.
Countries treat the epidemic differently, collecting data differently so that it is not comparable, but the upward trend can be seen everywhere, he added.
According to the expert, in the first wave of the epidemic, Hungary defended itself very successfully, “everyone was in their place”, medical care, authorities, government bodies and, most importantly, the population. After the first wave of the epidemic, it started much stronger after a brief respite, but now we must not tire ourselves, because there is at least as much epidemic ahead as it is behind, Cecília Müller emphasized.
The population is the one that can do the most to prevent and stop the spread of the epidemic and it counts on everyone, because responsibility is shared, he emphasized. He drew attention to the fact that the autumn period is conducive to the onset of diseases of the upper respiratory tract, ahead of us also the flu season. Flu vaccines have been given to GPs, he said, and asked chronic patients to seek vaccines from their GPs. He recommended taking vitamins C and D to keep younger people healthy.
Cecília Müller emphasized that the health system was prepared to receive patients.
He noted that the hospitals designated to care for coronavirus patients in the first round are slowly becoming saturated, so the number of beds in them has increased and the amount of equipment necessary for this has increased.
Some of the second-line institutions are already involved in treating patients, so care is provided for everyone. The rerouting of health workers is also underway, the national medical director said.
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