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Coronavirus in Hungary: More than 100 die in 24 hours, large increase in number of hospitalized
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Fully 107 Covid patients, mostly elderly and suffering from an underlying illness, have died in the past 24 hours and coronavirus infections have risen by 4,836 to 136,723, koronavirus.gov.hu said on Saturday.
Altogether 2,990 Covid patients have died since the appearance of coronavirus in Hungary, while 31,126 have made a recovery. There are currently 102,607 active infections and 7,029 patients are in hospital, 531 on ventilators.
Fully 36,166 people are in official home quarantine, while the number of tests stands at 1,326,027.
On Tuesday, lawmakers extended the government’s special powers by 90 days, allowing the government to suspend the application of some legislation, diverge from legal provisions and take other extraordinary measures by decree.
A major new rule is that face masks must be worn in public spaces in localities with more than 10,000 residents, though it is up to local mayors to decide which spaces the rule applies to.
Among other measures recently introduced: school classes from the eighth grade as well as universities are now holding lessons and lectures online.
Also, a curfew is in force between 8pm and 5am, and work carried out beyond the home must be justified.