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CORONAVIRUS: Here's the latest

A regularly updated feed of the latest information about coronavirus in Hungary.

CORONAVIRUS: 71,413 infected. In compulsory home quarantine: 26,396. Recovered: 17,953 Deceased: 1,699.

If you have a question call + 36-80-277-455 and + 36-80-277-456 or email koronavirus@bm.gov.hu.

PM Orbán: Mask wearing is key, Hungarians must abide by the regulations

“Right now, obligatory mask wearing is key,” PM Orbán said on Kossuth Rádió this morning, adding that it is not the number of new restrictions that matter, but how many people obey the existing rules.

Post COVID-19, Hungary’s promising economic prospects

Here’s a summary of recent government measures, as well as foreign and domestic investments in Hungary.

Not again! More “experts,” and this time they're going on about PM Orbán and Christianity

To present an analysis like this as in-depth and rigorous is a bit of a stretch. Clickable? Yes. Scholarly? No.

PM Orbán: George H. W. Bush was a “great blessing”

The prime minister addressed a celebrating crowd at the unveiling ceremony of a George H. W. Bush statue in Budapest’s Szabadság tér yesterday morning.

No, Mr. Knaus, PM Orbán did not let illegal immigrants into Europe

On the contrary, Hungary was, in fact, one of the few EU member states that stood up against illegal migration.

Next steps for the Family Protection Action Plan: 5 percent VAT on newly built homes, plus government to cover half of renovation costs for families with kids

Stay tuned, these two steps are only the first in a long line of measures to be introduced by the Hungarian Government.