Hungary hits 5 million inoculated – largest reopening from today

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Fully 44 patients, generally elderly with co-morbidities, died over the past 24 hours, while 416 new infections were registered, koronavirus.gov.hu said on Sunday.

So far 5,005,682 people have received a first jab, while 3,000,989 have been fully vaccinated.

The number of active infections has declined to 103,749, while hospitals are treating 1,399 Covid patients, 185 of whom need respiratory assistance.

There are a more 14,220 people in official quarantine, while more than 5.7 million tests have been officially carried out.

Since the first outbreak, 802,088 infections have been registered, while fatalities have risen to 29,519. Fully 668,820 people have made a recovery.

So far, most infections have been registered in Budapest and Pest County with well over 100,000 in each, followed by the counties of Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplen, Győr-Moson-Sopron and Hajdú-Bihar.

Coronavirus Map Hungary Covid-19
Source: koronavirus.gov.hu/terkepek/fertozottek

“Goodbye masks!” – Hungary lifts most restrictions

Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said in a Facebook video posted on Saturday, that mask wearing in public spaces and on the streets are no longer obligatory. You can read more about it HERE.

Since Hungary has reached five million inoculated, most of the coronavirus restrictions will be lifted starting from today:

  • The curfew is over, you can be on the streets anytime
  • Opening hours of stores and restaurants are no longer restricted
  • Ban on outdoor individual and team sports is lifted
  • Up to 50 people can attend private and family events
  • Up to 200 people can attend weddings

Furthermore, cultural events, such as dance and music events, sports events and other larger than 500 person events can still only be visited by people with immunity certificates or by underaged children supervised by such person. Outdoor events under 500 guests can be visited by anyone.

We try to keep you posted about updates.

Source: koronavirus.gov.hu

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