COVID-19 pandemic in Hungary
| COVID-19 pandemic in Hungary | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Disease | COVID-19 |
| Virus strain | SARS-CoV-2 |
| Location | Hungary |
| First outbreak | Italy Iran |
| Index case | Budapest |
| Arrival date | 4 March 2020 (1 year, 7 months and 1 day) |
| Confirmed cases | 3,380[1] |
| Recovered | 1,169[1] |
Deaths | 436 [1] |
| Government website | |
| koronavirus | |
The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic spread to Hungary on 4 March 2020, when the first cases in the country were announced.[2]
Cases[change | change source]
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 | change source]
As at the beginning 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 novel coronavirus, both on 4 March 2020.[7][8]
On 11 March, the Hungarian government declared a state of emergency.
References[change | change source]
- ↑ Czeglédi, Zsolt (4 March 2020). "Megvan az első két fertőzött, Magyarországot is elérte a járvány" (in Hungarian). Mediaworks Hungary Zrt. MTI. Retrieved 5 March 2020.
- ↑ "Meghalt az első magyar beteg". koronavirus.gov.hu. 2020-03-15. Retrieved 2020-03-17.
- ↑ "Az egész országban jelen van a koronavírus". index.hu. 2020-03-18. Retrieved 2020-03-18.
- ↑ "Karanténban helyezik el a Vuhanból kimenekített magyarokat". Híradó. 2 February 2020. Retrieved 7 March 2020.
- ↑ "Hazamehettek a Vuhanból hazahozott magyarok a kórházból". Magyar Nemzet. 16 February 2020. Retrieved 7 March 2020.
- ↑ "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.
- ↑ "Elindította a koronavírussal kapcsolatos hivatalos Facebook-oldalát a kormány". Fejér Megyei Hírlap (in Hungarian). Mediaworks Hungary Zrt. 4 March 2020. Retrieved 5 March 2020.