Photo of the Day: Budapest Korányi Pulmonary Hospital Receives New Batch of Covid Vaccine
The Budapest Korányi Pulmonary Hospital received a new Bbtch of Pfizer-BioNTech Covid vaccine on 20 January 2020.
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Hungary Gets Draft Contract to Procure Russian Covid Vaccine
Hungary has received a draft contract to procure Russia’s Sputnik V Covid-19 vaccine, Foreign Minister Péter Szijjártó said.
Close to 1.8 M Register for Covid Vaccine
So far 1,755,000 people in Hungary have registered for the coronavirus vaccination online and by mail, according to a government official.
Hungary Approves Oxford, Sputnik V Covid Jabs
Hungarian authorities have approved Russia’s Sputnik V and the Oxford/AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccines.
95 Coronavirus Fatalities, 976 More Infections
Fully 95 Covid patients, generally elderly and suffering from an underlying illness, died over the past 24 hours, while 976 new infections were officially registered, bringing the total number of infected to 354,252, koronavirus.gov.hu said.
European Commission: Of the EU member states, only Hungary has so far requested a Chinese vaccine
Health Commissioner Stella Kyriakides refuted the statements of Foreign Secretary Tamás Menczer, who said that 14 European countries had already applied for the Chinese vaccination, writes hvg.hu.
Hungarian Research Finds Clear Correlation Between Lockdown and Falling Death Rate
Hungarian scientists analysing publicly available iPhone data to gauge the effects of lockdowns have found a clear correlation between their severity and speed and the decline in the death rate.
111 Coronavirus Fatalities, 573 More Infections
Fully 111 Covid patients, generally elderly and suffering from an underlying illness, died over the past 24 hours, while 573 new infections were officially registered, bringing the total number of infected to 353,276, koronavirus.gov.hu said.
Karácsony: Budapest Municipality to Launch Information Campaign
The municipal government of Budapest is launching an information campaign with a view to providing a picture of the situation in the capital, Gergely Karácsony, the city’s mayor, said. Karácsony said the idea was to strengthen Budapest’s community and persuade the central government to scrap its curbs on the local administration.
HuF 2 BN Given to Pandemic Fight
The government has purchased medical equipment worth a combined 2 billion forints (EUR 5.5m) under the Healthy Budapest Programme, aimed at helping efforts to fight the coronavirus epidemic, Human Resources Minister Miklós Kásler told an online press conference.