The number of people infected with novel coronavirus is rising in Hungary, but the curve of the epidemic can be kept flat thanks to the effective controls, the chief medical officer said on Sunday.
Hungary’s timely response measures to the novel coronavirus outbreak have successfully slowed the virus’s spread, and the country is ready to embark on a gradual reopening of the economy early next month, the innovation and technology minister said in a statement on Thursday.
A portable ventilator specifically for treating breathing problems caused by novel coronavirus has been developed in Hungary. It is in the process of being registered for a patent by its lead developer Femtonics Kft.
At the end of February, the total debt of Hungarian hospitals was nearly EUR 178 million (~ HUF 64 billion) based on the data of the Hungarian State Treasury. The increase in January was followed by a significant decrease of EUR 34.4 million (~ HUF 12.4 billion) in February, since in the second half of the month, the government took measures to enable debt payment for those companies who had less than EUR 278 thousand (~HUF 100 million) overdue receivables.
Lawmakers on Monday passed a bill aimed at extending a state of emergency and granting the government special powers to take extraordinary measures to contain the spread of novel coronavirus.