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PM Orbán: Vaccinations are the only effective way to tackle the coronavirus
Hungary's strategy for beating the coronavirus pandemic would depend on its vaccination campaign.
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Gulyás: Hungary is among Europe's "safest and freest" countries
The fourth wave of the pandemic will be fundamentally different from the previous ones in Hungary thanks to the country’s vaccination drive.
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Pannonpharma plant expansion in Pécsvárad to manufacture COVID drugs
The Health Industry Development Program has so far supported 82 investments worth a total of HUF 86 billion.
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President Áder urges Hungarians to get vaccinated
The president welcomed that the number of people inoculated in Hungary is getting close to 6 million which he said has eased the burden on the country’s hospitals.
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Government to start vaccination campaign for children over 12
Children over 12 studying in public education facilities will receive the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine. Parents will have to declare whether they want their children vaccinated by Wednesday.
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1,035,000 people have filled in government’s National Consultation questionnaire
Hungarians have until August 25 to return the government's latest National Consultation questionnaire.
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Gulyás: Government to step in and help students impacted by lockdown
Hungary has sufficient stocks of the coronavirus vaccine and “there is nothing against” starting the academic year in the classroom in September, the minister said.
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KSH: Guest nights increased as pandemic-related restrictions eased
Commercial accommodations re-opened to tourists with Covid immunity certificates on May 1.
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Government orders free PCR tests before medical procedures
Patients requiring non-urgent operations who are vaccinated against Covid-19 or have recovered from the virus within the previous four months do not need to present a PCR test ahead of the procedure.
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Hungary and Uzbekistan reach agreement on mutual recognition of immunity certificates
The foreign minister said Hungary has reached bilateral agreements on honoring immunity certificates with 20 countries so far.
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Delta and Gamma variant identified in Hungary
Gergely Gulyás emphasized the importance of vaccination, insisting that it is the sole tool of protection against any variant of the virus.
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Passenger numbers triple at Budapest Airport as restrictions ease
Budapest Airport said on Thursday that passenger numbers jumped 257 percent year-on-year in the second quarter and reached 603,585 for the first half.
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5,559,178 people have so far been vaccinated against COVID-19 in Hungary
The total number of people infected with the coronavirus now stands at 808,725, while 2 more Hungarians succumbed to the virus yesterday.