Chief medical officer orders nationwide ban on hospital visits
Cecilia Muller, Hungary's chief medical officer, has ordered a nationwide ban on visits to hospitals, the National Public Health Centre (NNK) said on Wednesday.
Operative board sees no need to introduce specific measures for capital
Budapest mayor to convene special assembly meeting
Budapest's mayor, Gergely Karacsony, is convening a special meeting of the Budapest General Assembly next Monday with a view to ramping up protective measures against the coronavirus epidemic.
Institution's staff have threatened to go on strike
Film, drama university students demand replacement of supervisory board
Students at Budapest's University of Theatre and Film Arts (SZFE) are demanding the replacement of the supervisory board of the foundation that oversees the institution and the restoration of SZFE's autonomy, while the university's staff have threatened to go on strike.
Support for Socialists at all-time low
Support for Hungary's opposition Socialist Party has sunk to an all-time low under the leadership of Bertalan Toth, the daily Magyar Nemzet said.
Hungarian Armed Forces to receive delivery of Lynx infantry fighting vehicles
Hungary's Armed Forces will soon receive delivery of Lynx armoured fighting vehicles, thereby fulfilling its NATO obligations, a government official said.
The cruise ship's Ukrainian captain has been charged with fatal negligence
Trial of Viking Sigyn captain continues after suspension due to coronavirus
The trial of the Ukrainian boat captain, charged in connection with the deadly boat collision on the River Danube last May that resulted in the deaths of 27 people, continued with the presentation of evidence and his sworn testimony.
Jobbik proposes chemical castration for perpetrators of sex crimes
The opposition Jobbik party on Tuesday called for harsher punishments for paedophiles and people who commit sex crimes, including the introduction of chemical castration.
Opposition party is calling for broad consultations
LMP urges talks on nuclear waste storage
Laszlo Lorant Keresztes, LMP's group leader, told an online press conference that his party expects the political players involved in such talks to make their positions on the issue of nuclear waste disposal clear.
At-risk groups are the same as for the coronavirus, infectologist says
Getting flu jab more important than before
Getting vaccinated against the flu is getting increased emphasis during the novel coronavirus epidemic because it can protect at-risk groups against at least one of the diseases, the head of the infectology department at the South Pest central hospital said
DK slams four-day wait for test results
The opposition Democratic Coalition said it was "irresponsible and dangerous" that it takes four days to receive the results of coronavirus tests provided by the state.
