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Romania lifts home quarantine for entrants from Hungary
Entrants from Hungary are no longer required to remain in isolation upon arriving in Romania.
Entrants from Hungary are no longer required to remain in isolation upon arriving in Romania.
Lawmakers have approved several changes to Hungary's rules on quarantine which include increased fines for violators.
Apart from quarantine, foreign citizens must also show permission issued by the police before they are allowed into the country.
Several government officials have tested negative for the coronavirus a second time and have therefore been released from official home quarantine.
Gergely Gulyás, the head of the Prime Minister's Office, and his deputy Balázs Orbán, went into quarantine on Wednesday.
Almost 500 home quarantines have already been ordered for Hungarian citizens re-entering Hungary.