News in Brief Hungary expands number of Pfizer-BioNTech vaccines to nearly 11 million Mar 02, 2021 Cecília Müller also said a large shipment of Russia’s Sputnik V containing 100,000 doses of the vaccine’s first component and 180,000 doses of the second one is on its way to Budapest.
News in Brief CMO: Everyone who has registered will receive vaccine by Easter Feb 26, 2021 The number of people in Hungary who have received a shot has so far exceeded half a million.
News in Brief CMO: Hungary on cusp of a third wave of the epidemic Feb 19, 2021 The CMO said epidemiological trends in Hungary have been deteriorating over the last several days, with 2,853 new Covid infections registered on Wednesday.
News in Brief NNK is examining China’s Sinopharm vaccine Feb 18, 2021 NNK is examining China’s Sinopharm vaccine, 550,000 doses of which were delivered to Hungary on Tuesday.
News in Brief Russian Sputnik V vaccines will start in Budapest Feb 10, 2021 560 GPs in the city will each be asked to select five of their patients who do not suffer from any chronic underlying illnesses, who would then be referred to vaccination points to receive the jab.
News in Brief Russia’s Sputnik V coronavirus vaccine can be used in Hungary Feb 08, 2021 Tests of Russia’s Sputnik V coronavirus vaccine, conducted by public health authority NNK, have yielded good results which means that “it can be used in Hungary from now on”.
News in Brief First shipment of Russia’s Sputnik V coronavirus vaccine arrives in Hungary Feb 03, 2021 Cecília Müller said the first shipment of Russia’s Sputnik V coronavirus vaccine, enough to inoculate 20,000 people, has arrived in Hungary.
News in Brief CMO: Inoculation of healthcare workers nearly complete Jan 27, 2021 Cecília Müller said a total of 12,113 people have died of complications of the coronavirus since March. Four percent of them had no known underlying conditions.
News in Brief CMO: No changes planned to Covid-19 vaccination rollout in Hungary Jan 18, 2021 Pfizer said temporary interruptions could be expected as a result of the expansion of a plant in Puurs, Belgium, but would result in a significant increase in production capacity.
News in Brief CMO confirms new variant of the coronavirus has reached Hungary Jan 14, 2021 Cecília Müller has confirmed that a fast-spreading variant of the coronavirus, first identified in the UK late last year, was detected in three patients in Hungary on Tuesday.
News in Brief CMO: UK virus mutation not yet found in Hungary Jan 07, 2021 Chief Medical Officer Cecília Müller has confirmed that the mutation of the coronavirus that originates from the UK has not yet been identified in Hungary.
News in Brief CMO: Covid-19 vaccines available for all healthcare staff in Hungary Jan 06, 2021 General practitioners, pharmacologists and dentists can now receive the vaccine, appointments can be made over the phone or via email.
News in Brief More than 12,000 healthcare workers vaccinated so far Jan 05, 2021 Healthcare workers can now get inoculated against Covid-19 at one of 25 vaccination points in the country.
News in Brief Hungary receives new doses of Favipiravir from China and Japan Nov 11, 2020 Chief Medical Officer Cecília Müller said that flu vaccines were being supplied to general practitioners “continuously”.
News in Brief Tighter COVID-19 restrictions are being considered by operative board Oct 29, 2020 Proposals by the Hungarian Chamber of Doctors to tighten restrictions in the fight against COVID-19 are being considered by the operative board responsible for handling the epidemic.
News in Brief COVID-19: Middle-aged and elderly patient numbers increase Oct 21, 2020 Cecília Müller has announced that an increasing number of people aged between 40 and 49 as well as people above 65 are among those infected with the novel coronavirus.
News in Brief CMO: Hungary’s coronavirus infection rates are close to the EU average Oct 20, 2020 According to the World Health Organization, Hungary’s coronavirus infection rates are close to the European Union average.
News in Brief CMO urges citizens to abide by the rules to control the coronavirus Sep 28, 2020 The CMO said the current stage of the epidemic was characterised by community transmissions of the virus. She called on the elderly to avoid crowded places and to go to the shops early in the day.
News in Brief Younger generation hit by coronavirus Sep 22, 2020 Chief Medical Officer Cecília Müller has revealed that the average age of Covid cases is now lower than before.
News in Brief CMO orders nationwide ban on visits to social care homes Sep 09, 2020 According to the human resources ministry, the only exception to the ban on visits applies to terminally sick residents in the final stage of their illness.
News in Brief CMO: Coronavirus has been spreading among young people for the past few weeks Sep 03, 2020 The CMO said the average age of new patients was around 30. “There is a higher possibility in that age group to pass on the virus in a social setting,” she said.
News in Brief Coronavirus Update: Hospital ban lifted Jun 15, 2020 Chief Medical Officer Cecília Müller has lifted a restriction under which visitors were banned from hospitals due to the coronavirus epidemic.
News in Brief Coronavirus Update: CMO says the first wave of the coronavirus will “soon be behind us" Jun 08, 2020 Chief Medical Officer Cecília Müller said the first wave of the coronavirus will “soon be behind us", as the number of recovered patients in Hungary is now double the number of active COVID-19 cases.
News in Brief Coronavirus Update: CMO says Hungary has now entered the second phase of the epidemic Apr 30, 2020 Chief Medical Officer Cecília Müller said today that Hungary has now entered the second phase of the epidemic, and nobody will be left without care.