COVID-19 pandemic in Hungary

ongoing COVID-19 viral pandemic in Hungary

The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic spread to Hungary on 4 March 2020, when the first cases in the country were announced.[2]

COVID-19 pandemic in Hungary
DiseaseCOVID-19
Virus strainSARS-CoV-2
LocationHungary
First outbreakItaly
Iran
Index caseBudapest
Arrival date4 March 2020 (4 years and 22 days)
Confirmed cases3,380[1]
Recovered1,169[1]
Deaths
436 [1]
Government website
koronavirus.gov.hu

Cases change

The first coronavirus-related death was announced on 15 March on the government's official website.[3]

On 18 March, the government announced that the virus had spread to every part of the country.[4]

Response change

At the beginning of the pandemic, Hungarians living in China who wanted to move back to Europe were transported home through France. The affected seven persons were under quarantine for two weeks.[5] As they remained healthy during the next two weeks, they were released on 16 February.[6]

The Government of Hungary launched its official webpage and official Facebook page about the new coronavirus, both on 4 March 2020.[7][8]

On 11 March, the Hungarian government declared a state of emergency.

References change

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Tájékoztató oldal a koronavírusról" (in Hungarian). Cabinet Office of the Prime Minister. 30 March 2020. Retrieved 30 March 2020.
  2. Czeglédi, Zsolt (4 March 2020). "Megvan az első két fertőzött, Magyarországot is elérte a járvány" (in Hungarian). Mediaworks Hungary Zrt. MTI. Archived from the original on 5 March 2020. Retrieved 5 March 2020.
  3. "Meghalt az első magyar beteg". koronavirus.gov.hu. 2020-03-15. Retrieved 2020-03-17.
  4. "Az egész országban jelen van a koronavírus". index.hu. 2020-03-18. Retrieved 2020-03-18.
  5. "Karanténban helyezik el a Vuhanból kimenekített magyarokat". Híradó. 2 February 2020. Archived from the original on 11 June 2020. Retrieved 7 March 2020.
  6. "Hazamehettek a Vuhanból hazahozott magyarok a kórházból". Magyar Nemzet. 16 February 2020. Retrieved 7 March 2020.
  7. "Elindult az új koronavírus járványról tájékoztató kormányzati honlap és Facebook oldal". NKI. 6 March 2020. Archived from the original on 23 April 2020. Retrieved 6 March 2020.
  8. "Elindította a koronavírussal kapcsolatos hivatalos Facebook-oldalát a kormány". Fejér Megyei Hírlap (in Hungarian). Mediaworks Hungary Zrt. 4 March 2020. Archived from the original on 5 March 2020. Retrieved 5 March 2020.