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By Sunday, the coronavirus infection (Covid-19) had been detected in 698 new Hungarian citizens, increasing the number of infected people in Hungary to 316,060. Most of the 96 deaths were chronically elderly patients, thus the number of deaths increased to 9,047. The number of people cured is also constantly growing, currently 130,420 people and the number of actively infected people is 176,593. 19 percent of the actively infected, 20 percent of the dead and 20 percent of those recovered are from Budapest. The hospital treats 6,072 coronavirus patients, 467 of them on respirators: read koronavirus.gov.hu.
A day before, the coronavirus infection had been detected in 1,198 people and 118, mostly elderly, had died. A day earlier, 6,003 coronavirus patients had been hospitalized, 468 of them on a ventilator.
The vaccine arrived on Saturday
The first shipment of the Pfizer-BioNTech coronavirus vaccine arrived in Hungary on Saturday morning. The vaccine, manufactured in Puurs, Belgium, the first in Europe to be approved, is delivered to domestic vaccination points by police insurance. The first shipment contains 9,750 doses of vaccine, allowing 4,875 health workers to be vaccinated. According to government information, the first shipment of vaccines will be followed by newer ones in the coming weeks, and the vaccination of healthcare workers will continue at the same rate for several weeks.
In the first half of 2021, pharmaceutical authorities are expected to authorize new vaccines, and then additional vaccines may arrive in Hungary to begin mass vaccination of the population.
After the capital, the vaccine also reached Debrecen and Nyíregyháza: in Debrecen, about a third of the 6,000 health workers requested the vaccine, and in Nyíregyháza a similar proportion requested the vaccine.
Expanded epidemiological preparation
To maintain health protection, the government also extended epidemiological preparedness for half a year. People under the age of 14 are not included in the 10-person limit for private events and family gatherings. The government has also suspended flights from Great Britain. 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. Attention is drawn to the fact that hospitals and nursing homes are still prohibited from visiting them. There is still a curfew between 8:00 p.m. M. And 5:00 a. M., Everyone should be home by 8:00 PM. M. A case of exemption from curfew is work, which, however, must be justified. You can download a sample certificate by clicking here.
THE CURRENT PROHIBITION OF EXIT AND OTHER SAFEGUARD MEASURES WILL REMAIN UNTIL JANUARY 11.
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 not mentioned in the regulation (eg hairdresser, massage therapist, personal trainer) can normally operate under the curfew rules.
ALL MEETINGS ARE PROHIBITED.
Restaurants cannot accept guests, they can only stay there to bring food. Hotels cannot accept tourists, only guests arriving for business, economic or educational reasons. It is prohibited to carry out any type of event, including cultural events and Christmas fairs. Sports matches must be held behind closed doors. The use of leisure facilities, including in particular fitness rooms, indoor swimming pools, museums, libraries, cinemas and zoos, skating rinks, is prohibited.
Teachers will be evaluated again in January.
High schools and universities have moved to a digital agenda. As they write, it’s still important to keep schools running, which is why schools are cleaned during winter break, and when necessary, soldiers disinfect them. Elementary schools will open on January 4, and in high schools, after a week of digital schedules after winter break, traditional hours are expected to resume on January 11. Body temperature measurement will continue in schools and teachers will be able to conduct free, voluntary rapid tests before school starts in early January. In relation to teacher testing, the koronavirus.gov.hu website states that
KINDERGARTEN AND SCHOOL STAFF CAN BOOK ONLINE FOR THE CORONA VIRUS GROUP TESTS ANNOUNCED ON JANUARY 2 AND 3.
Educators and other institutional personnel can conduct free, voluntary surveys at 99 sampling points across the country before teaching begins. It is possible to book an appointment until Wednesday, December 12 at 12:00. You can book an appointment by clicking here.
To stop the spread of the community continues
- Avoid places where there are many people inside,
- if possible, keep social distance,
- wash your hands frequently and thoroughly,
- whoever has been ordered to be officially quarantined for a stay abroad or for any other reason, must strictly comply with it
- Anyone with symptoms should not go to the community but stay home and notify their GP by phone.
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