Hungary's daily tally of new Covid-19 cases could reach 30,000 in the next one to two weeks, up from about 20,000 this week, a government minister has said. according to Reuters.

Miklos Kasler, minister for human resources, blamed the Omicron variant for the rise.

In a Facebook video, he said the variant was causing less severe illness, but the third of Hungarians not vaccinated were at higher risk.