Although they are obliged to start the procedure for the recognition of their diplomas in Hungary, refugee healthcare workers can work in Hungary even before their diplomas are validated.
The Hungarian government is spending 13.6 billion forints (EUR 34.6m) on shortening waiting lists in Hungarian health care, the human resources minister said on Tuesday.
The mandatory wearing of masks, which was made compulsory again in November 2021, is no longer compulsory as of Monday March 7th, only optional, announced Gergely Gulyás, the PM’s chief of staff, at last week’s government briefing.
As the fifth Covid wave is coming to an end, the government has decided to lift almost all coronavirus-related restrictions as of Monday (March 7), the prime minister’s chief of staff announced at a regular press conference on Thursday.
Hungary’s government will extend the validity of coronavirus immunity certificates for those who have received two vaccine doses until May 1, in line with the practice adopted by European Union countries, the prime minister’s chief of staff said on Thursday. Furthermore, pensioners will receive the first full 13th month pension in February, he said.