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The number of people vaccinated against Covid-19 is expected to reach the 5,5 million threshold today, allowing for a further easing of restrictions, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán announced in his regular Friday interview on Kossuth Radio Good Morning, Hungary! He cited the latest statistical data, which reports no Covid-related fatalities for a second day in a row, 76 hospitalizations and 22 people on ventilators.
According to Orbán, the spectre of a fourth coronavirus wave hitting in September-October has become the talk of the town, but those who have got the jab stand a good chance to avoid infection or survive the disease with much milder symptoms. The prime minister added that Hungary’s healthcare system is ready to cope with the fourth wave.
Passing the vaccination threshold means that the following restrictions, as listed by hirado.hu, will be lifted from tomorrow, as stipulated in last week’s government decision:
Touching upon the pandemic impact on the economy, Orbán said that remote working will be expanded, with job-creating investments in 17 cities and a three-year wage agreement for state-owned companies.
To curb price increases, the government will levy a special tax on the extra profit of companies who sell above a certain price level, he added. In the case of a mine, the concession won must be started within one year, otherwise it will be lost.
In the interview, Orbán also mentioned what he called the EU’s “coordinated attack” against Hungary’s LGBT law. The prime minister said the attack is “in the same mould as previous attacks connected to migration, the tax on banks, cuts to utility fees and extra taxes on multinational companies … but we have become used to it.”
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