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Hungary and Romania mutually lift entry restrictions
Entrants from Hungary are no longer required to stay in isolation in Romania or present negative COVID tests when travelling there.
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PM Orbán: Focus on mass testing and keeping schools open
The prime minister has emphasized the importance of keeping schools and kindergartens open.
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Semmelweis University working on a new way to test for COVID-19 in saliva
The current PCR testing method can be uncomfortable and deter people from getting tested all together. The test involves collecting nasal and throat swabs by medically trained personnel.
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PCR tests free of charge if prescribed by GP
Tests performed in hospital or ordered by an authority as part of a protocol will also be free. The 580,000 tests so far performed in Hungary had “mostly” been free.
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Hungarian government caps the price of coronavirus tests
Citing epidemiologists, the prime minister said the second wave of the epidemic was expected to peak around December or January, adding that Hungary would have to keep up protection efforts until then.
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CMO: 7,000 requests for coronavirus tests are received each day
Cecília Müller said now that the second wave of the virus has arrived, the focus should be on protecting the elderly and the chronically ill.
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Hungary to launch own COVID-19 testing kit
The new COVID-19 test requires a blood test and the result will be available within a few hours.