Index – National – Coronavirus: The number of new infections and deaths has barely decreased

By Sunday, the new coronavirus infection (Covid-19) had been detected in 1,307 new Hungarian citizens, increasing the number of infected people in Hungary to 327,995. Most of the deaths were 103 elderly and chronic patients, bringing the number of deaths to 9,884. The number of people recovered is also constantly increasing, currently 168,381 people, the number of actively infected people has decreased to 149,730 people. The hospital cares for 5,619 coronavirus patients, 403 of whom are on ventilators.

The day before, the number of infected people increased by 1,410 to 326,688 and the number of deaths increased by 114 to 9,781. The hospital treated 5,529 coronavirus patients and had 402 ventilators.

This weekend, kindergarten and school workers undergo rapid tests organized by government offices. Therefore, those who work in public education and have applied for the test can find out if they may be infected before starting kindergarten and school. The goal remains for daycare centers and schools to run smoothly and for parents with young children to be able to work.

The vaccine has reached a new stage in the fight against the coronavirus epidemic with the arrival of the vaccine in Hungary, a total of eighty thousand doses of Pfizer vaccine so far, which will allow 40 thousand health workers to be vaccinated. The vaccines received on Wednesday were delivered to 21 hospital vaccination points: in addition to several hospitals in Budapest, in Győr, Kecskemét, Szolnok, Tatabánya, Kaposvár, Pécs, Miskolc, Szeged, Székesfehérvár, Debrecen, Balassasagyarmat, Nyezprémémémé. More shipments will arrive in the coming weeks and vaccination can continue at that rate.

In the first half of the year, pharmaceutical authorities are expected to authorize new vaccines, and then additional vaccines may arrive in Hungary to begin mass vaccination of the population. The vaccination will be free and voluntary, so you should definitely register. So far, almost 600,000 people have registered for vaccination on the website www.vakcinainfo.gov.hu ​​and by mail.

To curb the epidemic and make hospitals more efficient, the protection measures implemented so far remain in force:

• There is also a curfew between eight in the afternoon and five in the morning, everyone must get home at eight at night.
• A case of exemption from the curfew is work, which, however, must be justified. A sample certificate can be downloaded from the Internet.
• Private and family events (such as birthdays) can be held for up to ten people, excluding children under 14 years of age.
• To maintain health protection, the government extended epidemiological preparation for six months and
• flights suspended 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.
• Hospitals and nursing homes are still prohibited from visiting them.
• In addition to health workers, social workers involved in defense, police officers, soldiers and public servants can also use public transport for free. Free rides require a certificate from the employer stating that the person is performing duties related to the emergency or consequences of a coronavirus pandemic.
• Stores, with the exception of pharmacies and gas stations, can stay open until seven at night and then open after curfew expires, so that they can open at five in the morning at the earliest.
• Service providers and services that are not mentioned in the regulations (eg hairdresser, masseuse, personal trainer) can normally operate under the curfew rules.
• The regulations introduced so far regarding the use of masks and distancing remain in force, with the obligation to wear a mask in some public areas of settlements with more than ten thousand inhabitants. It is the responsibility of the mayor to designate the areas.
• The use of a mask is not yet mandatory during sports activities, as well as in parks or green areas.
• All meetings are prohibited.
• Restaurants cannot accept guests, they can only stay there to bring food.
• The hotel cannot accept tourists, only guests arriving for business, economic or educational reasons.
• It is forbidden to carry out any type of event, including cultural ones.
• 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.
• Funerals can be held for up to fifty people.
• Weddings can be held without a wedding, however only certain people can attend the event.
• Public parking is free. Commercial P + R, Parking Garage, Parking Garage, Enclosed Surface Parking, and Non-Enclosed Surface Parking can be used free of charge from 7:00 PM to 7:00 AM. The facility operator is obliged to allow free parking during this time zone.
• The police strictly monitor compliance with the rules, impose fines and close places where regulations are not followed.
• The soldiers support the work of the police in various cities in the country and ease the burden of health workers in the hospital.

To curb the spread of the community, they are asked to continue

• Avoid places where there are many people inside,
• if possible, keep social distance,
• Wash your hands frequently and thoroughly.
• Anyone who has been ordered an official home quarantine 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.