In preparation for the Thursday EU summit, on Wednesday morning Prime Minister Viktor Orbán had talks with President of the European Council Charles Michel, and in the afternoon he also consulted with the prime ministers of the Visegrád countries.
On Tuesday afternoon, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán had talks by telephone with Sir Suma Chakrabarti, President of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development, Bertalan Havasi, the Prime Minister’s press chief informed the Hungarian news agency MTI.
On 3 May, based on the experiences of several countries, Hungary will be able to have a recovery plan, a plan for returning to normality, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said in an interview given to Maria Radio on Monday.
On Sunday morning, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán paid an unannounced visit to the Magyar Imre Hospital in Ajka, of which he posted a video message on his Facebook account, Bertalan Havasi, the Prime Minister’s press chief informed the Hungarian news agency MTI.
On Friday at the Budapest University of Technology and Economics, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán informed himself about the possibilities of starting the production of ventilators in Hungary, and viewed the prototype of the equipment, Bertalan Havasi, the Prime Minister’s press chief informed the Hungarian news agency MTI.
In the management of the coronavirus epidemic, the old wisdom prevails: ‘Hope for the best, and prepare for the worst’, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said on Kossuth Radio’s programme ‘Good morning, Hungary’ on Friday.
In a letter, President of the World Jewish Congress Ronald S. Lauder thanked Prime Minister Viktor Orbán for the grants made available to the Budapest Charitable Hospital of the Federation of Hungarian Jewish Communities (Mazsihisz), the help provided by the government for the refurbishment of the hospital, and the fact that the government, in cooperation, among others, with Hungarian Jewish communities, is waging a brave fight at the time of the coronavirus epidemic.
On Sunday morning, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán paid an unannounced visit to the Tolna County Balassa János Hospital. As part of the inspection, he visited – and introduced on his social media account – the wards set up in conformity with the professional protocol reserved for patients suspected of coronavirus infection and confirmed patients, Bertalan Havasi, the Prime Minister’s press chief informed the Hungarian news agency MTI.
On Saturday, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán conducted an inspection in Kiskunhalas where he visited the mobile disease control hospital, a protective gown sewing workshop and the town hospital. Also on this occasion, he posted video messages of his visit on his Facebook account, Bertalan Havasi, the Prime Minister’s press chief informed kormany.hu.
On Friday morning, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán conducted an inspection at the Szent Imre Hospital in Budapest. This time, he also posted a video of his unannounced visit on his social media account.