Hungarian hospitals on the verge of a sharp rise in coronavirus cases

Further increase of cases coronavirus Hungary is expected in the coming weeks, said the country’s chief doctor Cecilia Muller, as doctors warn that the health system is entering its most critical phase in half a century.

Her Medical Association Of Hungary He pointed out in a statement that the situation with the coronavirus pandemic in the country is “critical” and that the health system can reach its limits at any time.

To date, 529,122 cases have been reported in Hungary covid-19 and 17,226 deaths, according to AMPE. More than 1,000 people are being treated with respiratory support, which puts pressure on hospitals.

Mueller said in an online statement that some hospitals had to use other units to treat patients with covid-19 due to the recent large increase in cases.

“All the epidemiological evidence is against us” stressed Mueller.

Earlier this month, some 4,000 health workers fled the public health system amid reforms by the government of Prime Minister Victor Orban, exacerbating a long-running shortage of doctors amid the third wave of the epidemic.

Mueller pointed out that Hungary would follow his recommendations World Health Organization and the European Medicines Agency on AstraZeneca vaccine. However, he commented that the data so far show that the benefits of using it outweigh the possible disadvantages.

Hungary, a country of 10 million people, has vaccinated 1.35 million people against covid-19 so far. Mueller said the vaccination campaign would continue with additional doses of the Chinese vaccine Sinopharm and the Russian Sputnik V, which have been approved by the Hungarian health authority.

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