Coronavirus: another 927 Hungarian patients and 9 dead



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By Friday morning, the number of infected people identified had increased by 927 in 24 hours and nine patients had died; the most recent data can be read at koronavírus.gov.hu.

After 750 people on Thursday, another 927 Hungarian citizens were diagnosed with the new coronavirus infection (Covid-19) on Friday, thus increasing the number of infected people identified in Hungary to 22,127.

Nine patients died in one day, seven of them older than seventy years, so the number of deaths increased to 718 and 4,945 have already recovered.

The number of active infections is 16,464. 38 percent of the actively infected, 55 percent of the dead and 39 percent of those recovered were in Budapest. There are 577 hospitalized coronavirus patients, 30 of whom are on ventilators.

As data on new infections warn, the second wave of the epidemic is occurring in Hungary. The government’s goal is to keep the country running and not let the virus paralyze everyday life, so easy-to-follow rules of thumb are even more important now.

In addition to shops and public transport, the use of the mask is mandatory in cinemas, theaters, shopping centers, health and social institutions and customer reception offices. After 23:00, restaurants and entertainment venues must be closed.

In order to slow down the spread of the community, we will continue to avoid places where there are many people indoors, preferably keep social distance, wash hands frequently and thoroughly. Anyone who has received an 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 stay home and notify their GP by phone.

The protection of elderly and chronic patients is of the utmost importance. Older people are also asked to pay close attention to themselves and general precautions. Visiting hospitals and nursing homes is prohibited. And nursing home administrators must do everything possible to prevent infection.

In September, the school year began with traditional working hours, but with strict security measures, in almost 16,000 public educational institutions in more than 13,000 workplaces. The operational court currently ordered additional breaks in 28 kindergartens and 8 schools, and digital work schedules for 194 classes and 7 entire schools due to coronavirus diseases, according to the government website.



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