We regret to inform members of the public that on Sunday a man aged 75 who was transported to the South Pest Central Hospital with symptoms of coronavirus infection and pneumonia died, the Government Communications Centre informed the Hungarian news agency MTI, adding that the patient died after he was taken to hospital.
Due to the spread of the coronavirus, in its Decision No. 1102/2020 on the introduction of a new working procedure in public education and vocational training institutions due to the coronavirus, the government decided on the introduction of a digital distance (outside the classroom) working procedure for schools. The decision extends to all public education institutions, not including nursery schools, pedagogical assistance service institutions and institutions providing pedagogical services.
From Monday, the Hungarian government will start an awareness campaign featuring celebrities, the purpose of which is to provide as much useful and reliable information about the coronavirus as possible, the government spokesperson announced on her Facebook account on Friday
“Following the trumped-up conflicts of recent years, the time has now come for the development of Hungarian-Slovenian economic, energy and cultural cooperation”, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Péter Szijjártó said on Saturday in reaction to the new Slovenian government taking office.
“Following the trumped-up conflicts of recent years, the time has now come for the development of Hungarian-Slovenian economic, energy and cultural cooperation”, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Péter Szijjártó said on Saturday in reaction to the new Slovenian government taking office.
At a seven-party meeting, the parliamentary groups of all parties unanimously supported the closing down of schools from Monday due to the spread of the coronavirus, Gergely Gulyás, the Minister heading the Prime Minister’s Office informed journalists. He said he will relay this opinion to the government, and a decision is expected to be taken within 24 hours.
Elderly people constitute a group that is especially at risk from the coronavirus, Minister of State Zoltán Kovács warned in a video message.
The situation at the Greek-Turkish border is very serious, the Chief Security Advisor to the Prime Minister said on the Friday evening programme of the public service television news channel M1.
On Friday, another three Hungarians patients were diagnosed; all three are in hospital and well, Tibor Lakatos, head of the Operational Group Duty Centre stated at a press conference held on Friday in Budapest.
As part of the containment of the coronavirus, ten task forces have been set up, and based on the first recommendation of the education task force, from Monday students are not allowed to attend educational institutions, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán announced in a video message posted on the government’s Facebook account on Friday evening.