Index – National – More than a thousand new infected, 14 patients died from the coronavirus

On Saturday, 1,086 new Hungarian citizens were diagnosed with the new coronavirus infection (Covid-19), increasing the number of infected people in Hungary to 29,717. There were 14 chronic patients who died, bringing the number of deaths to 812, and 6,824 have already recovered. The number of actively infected people is 22 081. 36 percent of those actively infected, 52 percent of the dead and 35 percent of those recovered are from Budapest. The hospital cares for 704 coronavirus patients, 43 of whom are connected to ventilators, read Koronavírus.gov.hu.

The second wave of the epidemic is occurring in Hungary. The government aims to keep the country running and not let the virus paralyze everyday life. Therefore, border control due to the epidemic has been extended for a month and compliance with the general regulations is still required.

• 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.
• To slow down the spread of the community, it is advisable to avoid places where there are many indoors.
• They are asked to maintain social distance as much as possible,
• 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.
• 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.
• Visiting hospitals and nursing homes is prohibited. And nursing home administrators must do everything possible to prevent infection.
• The measurement of body temperature is mandatory in schools and kindergartens to filter out feverish children and educators and thus protect the smooth running of kindergartens and schools.

Based on the data so far, the operating court has ordered extraordinary breaks in 33 kindergartens and 6 schools, and digital work schedules for 121 classes and 5 entire schools for coronavirus diseases.