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Pressure on medical directors to be reduced by hospital commanders

Ministry of Defence, March 31, 2020 11:15 AM

“The primary task of the hospital commanders, who will be entering service at fifty-one healthcare institutions from 30 March, will be the operation and supervision of the system to ensure that medical directors can concentrate exclusively on patient care and healing”, Minister of Defence Tibor Benkő said on TV2 television’s “Mokka” program on Monday morning.

Scientific consortium set up on initiative of Minister of Human Capacities

Ministry of Human Capacities, March 31, 2020 11:09 AM

On the initiative of Minister of Human Capacities Prof. Dr. Miklós Kásler, a scientific consortium has been set up on the proposal of the Ministry and with the support of the Operational Staff.

HUF 225 billion spent so far on containment effort

The Prime Minister, March 31, 2020 8:36 AM

So far HUF 225 billion has been spent on the procurement of protective supplies, preparations and the construction of an epidemic hospital, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said at the Monday sitting of Parliament in answer to questions from Members of Parliament.

Restrictions on movement will lead to expected results

Government, March 30, 2020 5:56 PM

Despite a rise in the number of infections, the coronavirus epidemic has not spread at an explosive rate, and the fact that people are observing the restrictions on movement is playing a major part in this, the Chief Medical Officer stated on Monday at the Operational Group’s online press conference.

Duty of hospital commanders is to facilitate containment effort

Ministry of Interior, March 30, 2020 2:30 PM

The duty of hospital commanders is to help health care institutions with ensuring that the necessary capacities are available and to provide for the security of equipment and supplies, the deputy of the national police chief-national chief hospital commander said at the Operational Group’s Monday online press conference.

Justice Minister Judit Varga rejected criticisms related to “enabling act” in Politico

Ministry of Justice, March 30, 2020 1:56 PM

Justice Minister Judit Varga firmly rejected criticisms levelled at the proposed legislation about the containment of the coronavirus epidemic in an opinion piece published on Friday on Politico’s website, highlighting that the “hysterical reaction” to the Hungarian emergency measures is proof of the double standards prevalent in the European Union.

This year’s budget must be drastically transformed

The Prime Minister, March 30, 2020 1:33 PM

In the interest of managing the crisis and restarting the economy, this year’s budget must be drastically transformed, the Prime Minister stated on Monday in Budapest.

We will not leave anyone behind

Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade, March 30, 2020 1:30 PM

“We will not leave anyone behind. We will protect people living in Hungary, we will bring home the Hungarians stranded abroad, and we will reboot the economy”, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Péter Szijjártó declared in his pre-agenda speech during Monday’s session of Parliament.

The number of open border crossing points along the Hungarian-Slovakian border could be further increased

Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade, March 30, 2020 1:24 PM

“This week we will be attempting to increase the number of border crossing points open to Hungarian and Slovakian citizens and freight traffic along the Hungarian-Slovakian border”, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Péter Szijjártó said in a statement to Hungarian news agency MTI on Monday.

Not a single Hungarian is alone

The Prime Minister, March 29, 2020 10:00 PM

Not a single Hungary is alone, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said in a video message posted on his official Facebook account on Sunday.