News in Brief Hungary lifts restrictions on business travellers from 13 states Mar 03, 2021 The foreign minister and the interior minister are also compiling a list of countries from which Hungarian citizens travelling on business will be able to return to Hungary without restrictions.
News in Brief New restrictions could be introduced in the coming weeks Mar 02, 2021 “The temporary closing of shopping centers and schools could be considered due to the rapid spread of different virus mutations,” said Ágnes Galgóczi, Head of Department at Hungary’s National Public Health Center (NNK).
News in Brief Restrictions to remain in place until March 15 Feb 26, 2021 Gergely Gulyás, Head of the Prime Minister’s Office, said that the third wave of the pandemic had hit Hungary and numbers could “worsen dramatically” in the coming weeks.
News in Brief PM Orbán: Easing restrictions is not yet within reach Feb 25, 2021 "The situation is not easy,” the prime minister said. While the amount of vaccines arriving in the country is growing, Hungary is also threatened by a third wave of the pandemic.
News in Brief 201,087 people have so far filled out government’s National Consultation survey Feb 22, 2021 The government is seeking the public’s views on whether restrictions should be lifted gradually or in a single go when the pandemic situation allows.
Blog National Consultation on the lifting of COVID-19 restrictions coming soon! Here are the key topics Feb 17, 2021 - Zoltán Kovács Several questions related to the reopening of the country will be part of an online national consultation that will kick off in the coming days.
News in Brief Hungary could have 70 percent of its population inoculated by June Feb 17, 2021 Hungary’s use of the Chinese and Russian Covid vaccines will allow it to vaccinate 3.5 million more people by the end of May than if it relied solely on jabs procured by Brussels.
News in Brief Government will lift coronavirus-related restrictions when it has enough vaccines Feb 16, 2021 The prime minister said Hungary’s number one task was to procure as many vaccines as possible as quickly as possible.
News in Brief President Áder: Vaccinations key to easing restrictions Feb 11, 2021 The president said he hoped that vaccination could be sped up “by Easter or in the period after Easter, until end-April, the latest”.
News in Brief Government to launch National Consultation on coronavirus restrictions during week of Feb. 15 Feb 08, 2021 Gergely Gulyás said that if current trends continue, the restrictions may be eased in two steps, on March 1 and a month later.