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Entry ban for Iranians; those who do not cooperate can be deported

Ministry of Interior, March 9, 2020 8:00 PM

Two of the Iranian university students isolated in the South Pest Central Hospital are still not prepared to cooperate in compliance with the quarantine rules, the head of the Operational Corps informed the press at a press conference held after the Monday corps meeting in Budapest.

Statement of the Government Communication Centre: The government is providing a separate allocation for the containment of the coronavirus infection.

Cabinet Office of the Prime Minister, March 9, 2020 8:00 PM

The government is ready to provide all support to ensure the measures that are necessary for containing the coronavirus.

Coronavirus – Leaders of Israel and seven European countries held video conference

The Prime Minister, March 9, 2020 3:04 PM

On Monday morning, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán attended an international video conference organised in connection with the spread of the coronavirus which was initiated by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Bertalan Havasi, the Deputy State Secretary heading the Press Office of the Prime Minister informed the Hungarian news agency MTI.

Hungarian-Lebanese Joint Economic Committee holds founding session in Budapest

Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade, March 9, 2020 3:01 PM

The founding session of the Hungarian-Lebanese Joint Economic Committee (JEC) was held in Budapest on 6 March 2020. The Hungarian delegation was led by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade’s State Secretary for Security Policy, JEC CO-Chair Péter Sztáray, while Lebanon was represented by the Lebanese Ministry of Economy’s General Director of Economy and Trade Alia S. Abbas.

Prime Minister Viktor Orbán paid tribute to women on the occasion of International Women’s Day

The Prime Minister, March 8, 2020 6:00 PM

On Sunday morning on his social media account, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán paid tribute to women on the occasion of International Women’s Day.

Operational Corps recommends introduction of visiting ban in hospitals and old people’s homes

Ministry of Interior, March 8, 2020 6:00 PM

At a press conference held after the Sunday Budapest meeting of the Operational Corps responsible for the containment of the coronavirus infection, the head of the corps said the Operational Corps recommends the introduction of a visiting ban to hospitals and old people’s homes.

Hungary’s 2015 standpoint on migration has become the general European position

Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade, March 8, 2020 6:00 PM

“The opinion voiced by Hungary in 2015 then the first wave of migration reached Europe has now become the general European position”, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Péter Szijjártó said on Kossuth Radio’s “Sunday Paper” show.

Statement of the Government Communication Centre: The government accepts the Operational Corps’ recommendation and cancels the central commemoration planned for 15 March.

Cabinet Office of the Prime Minister, March 7, 2020 6:00 PM

While in Hungary there are only isolated, individual cases and there are no epicentres, the commemoration in the Museum Garden is Hungary’s biggest event which people from all over the country attend.

Operational Corps made recommendation for government to cancel 15 March central commemorations

Ministry of Interior, March 7, 2020 2:00 PM

The Operational Corps made a recommendation for the government regarding the cancellation of central events planned for 15 March, Tibor Lakatos, the head of the Operational Corps duty centre said at a press conference held on Saturday. The government is expected to make a decision later on, he added.

Prime Minister Viktor Orbán met with US Ambassador

The Prime Minister, March 7, 2020 8:38 AM

On Friday evening, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán and US Ambassador to Budapest David Cornstein held an informal meeting in the company of their wives, Bertalan Havasi, the Prime Minister’s press chief informed the Hungarian news agency MTI.