Fully 93 Covid patients, generally elderly and suffering from an underlying illness, died over the past 24 hours, while 1,344 new infections were officially registered, bringing the total number of infected to 358,317, koronavirus.gov.hu said.
Fully 98 Covid patients, generally elderly and suffering from an underlying illness, died over the past 24 hours, while 1,311 new infections were officially registered, bringing the total number of infected to 356,973, koronavirus.gov.hu said on Friday.
“It’s too early to talk about lifting restrictions,” Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said in an interview to public radio. “It’s important that everyone follows the rules.”
Hungary is purchasing two million doses of Russia’s Sputnik V vaccine, sufficient to inoculate one million people, Péter Szijjártó has announced.
“We cannot lift the restrictions until there is a mass vaccination,” Viktor Orbán said in his usual Friday morning interview on Kossuth radio.
Fully 98 Covid patients, generally elderly and suffering from an underlying illness, died over the past 24 hours, while 1,311 new infections were officially registered, bringing the total number of infected to 356,973, koronavirus.gov.hu said.
Vaccinations have been taking place over the past few weeks with priority given to healthcare staff and people in nursing homes. People above the age of 89 will be vaccinated in the next round.
Fully 98 Covid patients, generally elderly and suffering from an underlying illness, died over the past 24 hours, while 1,410 new infections were officially registered, bringing the total number of infected to 355,662, koronavirus.gov.hu said.
The government should clarify the protocol for residents applying for coronavirus vaccination, the deputy group leader of opposition Párbeszéd said on Thursday, saying it was unclear whether registration was a pre-requisite for inoculation.
Joe Biden’s inauguration speech holds pertinent messages that apply to Hungary, Budapest Mayor Gergely Karácsony said, referring to the president’s call for healing and unity.
