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Political witch-hunt launched against Hungary
Government spokesperson, April 2, 2020 6:33 PM
Hungary is not merely being criticised due to the legislation on the fight against the coronavirus; there is a political witch-hunt and a coordinated media smear campaign under way, Minister for International Communication and Relations Zoltán Kovács said in a video message posted on Thursday.
Government has not been given unlimited power
Government spokesperson, April 2, 2020 12:19 PM
The Hungarian government has not been given unlimited power in the wake of the freshly-adopted law on the containment of the coronavirus, and it never desired anything like that; that would be very unfortunate, Zoltán Kovács said in a short interview given to the BBC on Wednesday.
Everyone has a right to know about most at-risk generations and groups
Government spokesperson, April 2, 2020 12:16 PM
Every Hungarian has a right to know which generations and target groups are most at risk from the coronavirus, and which illnesses pose a particular threat from the viewpoint of the virus, Minister of State for International Communication and Relations Zoltán Kovács said in a video message on Wednesday.
Extraordinary emergency measures are in harmony with EU treaties
Government spokesperson, March 31, 2020 4:53 PM
The state of emergency and the extraordinary measures are congruent with the Treaties and Hungarian Constitution, Minister of State for International Communication and Relations Zoltán Kovács stated in a Twitter message on Tuesday in response to a statement issued by the President of the European Commission regarding emergency measures adopted by Member States.
Observance of rules inhibits spread of virus
Government spokesperson, March 28, 2020 7:27 PM
The purpose of all decisions adopted by the government in connection with the coronavirus epidemic is to inhibit and slow down the spread of the virus in order to enable the health care system and health care workers to prepare for offering patients care, Minister of State Zoltán Kovács said.
We would need more solidarity in a global pandemic
Government spokesperson, March 27, 2020 10:27 AM
As we all face the most serious pandemic in a century, when governments everywhere are battling an unknown enemy and doing our best to protect the population against the spread of the virus and to save lives – I guess I hoped that this time we’d see a little more solidarity, Zoltán Kovács stressed.
Opposition is blocking virus containment effort
Government spokesperson, March 24, 2020 4:16 PM
The left-wing opposition is blocking the containment effort in the fight against the coronavirus epidemic by not having voted for the proposed anti-virus legislation in Parliament, Minister of State for International Communication and Relations Zoltán Kovács said in a video message sent to the Hungarian news agency MTI on Tuesday.
Gross distortion of facts is biased and irresponsible
Government spokesperson, March 22, 2020 12:04 PM
The gross distortion of facts in a state of danger is “biased and irresponsible”, particularly false information that “undermines our best efforts to protect the population against a dangerous pandemic,” Minister of State for International Communication and Relations Zoltán Kovács stressed in a comment posted on the English-language website abouthungary.hu on Saturday.
From Friday Operational Group to hold press conferences online
Government spokesperson, March 19, 2020 6:54 PM
From Friday the Operational Group responsible for the containment of the coronavirus infection will hold its usual daily press conferences online, from a studio, Minister of State for International Communication and Relations Zoltán Kovács announced at a press conference held on Thursday in Budapest.
Government has created foundations for reliable information flow
Government spokesperson, March 18, 2020 2:49 PM
The government has created the foundations for a clear, authentic and reliable flow of information in connection with the coronavirus epidemic. Members of the public can access the latest, clearest and most accurate information regarding the epidemic on the Internet website at koronavirus.gov.hu, Minister of State for International Communication-head of the communications task force Zoltán Kovács told Kossuth Radio on Sunday.