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By Cui Fandi and Leng Shumei Published: Apr 03, 2021 10:10 PM
A box of China s Sinopharm COVID-19 vaccine is seen in Budapest, Hungary, Feb. 28, 2021. Photo:Xinhua
China National Pharmaceutical Group Co., Ltd. (Sinopharm) announced on Saturday that the COVID-19 vaccine produced by its Beijing institute has been issued a Good Manufacturing Practice (GMP) certificate by Hungarian authorities, marking the first for a Chinese COVID-19 vaccine receiving such a certificate from an EU country and a step forward for Chinese vaccines to become a global public goods.
Vaccine experts pointed out that the issuance of this certificate will greatly enhance the competitiveness of China-produced vaccines in Europe and the confidence of small European countries in Chinese vaccines given the uneven distribution of vaccines in Europe.
Confectioner Makes Chocolate Bunnies Holding Vaccines for Easter
Hungarian confectioner László Rimóczi wanted to convey a message of hope by making chocolate bunnies holding vaccines this Easter.
The Rimóczi-Art Chocolate and Brittle Salon opened in Lajosmizse in 2014, where hand-crafted chocolate specialties and brittle cakes have been made ever since.
In recent years, the company has won several professional awards and made Hungarian records with several large-scale works. In 2017, for example, they made the model of the Pécs Cathedral from 300 kilograms of brittles, as well as the model of the city center of Szeged from 250 kilograms.
László Rimóczi entered the international media during Christmas last year with his chocolate Santa Clauses wearing a mask, but this is no longer visible in the case of the bunnies. The mask-wearing chocolate Santa Clauses were very successful and the confectioner thought that he would come up with a new concept for Easter.
Surge in Covid Cases Begins to Overwhelm Hungary’s Healthcare System
The third wave of the coronavirus pandemic is now putting significantly more pressure on Hungary’s healthcare system than ever before. More and more hospitals are operating at their maximum capacity, younger and healthier people are being infected more frequently, and deaths are increasing. The sudden surge is taking a terrible toll on healthcare workers’ mental and physical health.
Since Wednesday, there are 8,329 people hospitalized, a few hundred more than the December record of the second wave.
The number of people on ventilators, 911, has also exceeded previous numbers. The situation only seems to be getting worse.