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Hungary’s opposition parties have spoken out against the government’s most recent, mandatory contract for all those working in Hungary’s healthcare field. The contract, finalized on March first, resulted in the resignation of around 5,500 essential workers. By March first, Hungary’s healthcare workers had to sign a contract involving stricter work conditions, a lower salary for some due to new overtime rules, and the banning of second jobs. Five percent of healthcare workers chose not t...

Unfortunately coronavirus statistics in Hungary show a deteriorating trend throughout February. We have made a summay of the most important data this month.

The Budapest municipal council's latest round of free coronavirus testing saw a positive test rate almost four times higher than in December.

With the spread of new variants of the coronavirus in Hungary and the third wave having officially started in the country, the government is seriously considering the transition to digital education for the upcoming weeks.  Chief Medical Officer Cecília Müller said that infection data for the past few days shows a very intense and strong exponential growth and there is fear that the healthcare system will be overwhelmed. “It is extremely important that we follow the rules of hygiene with e...

Hungary Takes On Ambitious Approach to Achieve Easter Vaccination Aim Hungary is altering its vaccination plan. Instead of ensuring that those who are inoculated once receive their second dose as soon as possible, the vaccination plan will now focus on ensuring that as many people as possible receive their first shot. This will lead to a greater number of people being vaccinated, but could prove risky given the minimal information on the duration of vaccine protection. The government is determ...

Hungary Increases Pfizer Purchases to Over 10 Million Hungary has expanded the number of Pfizer BioNtech vaccines it is contracted to purchase to 10,870,000 doses from 6.5 million, the chief medical officer said on Monday. Cecília Müller also told a regular online press conference that 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. Last week, Telex reported that Hungary could h...