On Thursday, as part of a video conference, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán and Minister for Innovation and Technology László Palkovics informed themselves about the work of the coronavirus research teams supported by the Ministry for Innovation and Technology. At the video conference, the Prime Minister spoke about the need for the development of Hungarian pharmaceutical production and warehousing.
As the opposition did not vote for the bill on the extension of the state of danger, a stalemate situation developed; “some of our important decisions ceased to have effect, and the boat of our containment effort sprang a leak”. Today, we have managed to patch up that leak, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said on Tuesday evening, before his meeting with the leaders of the coronavirus task forces.
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.
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.
Not a single Hungary is alone, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said in a video message posted on his official Facebook account on Sunday.
Restrictions on movement are being imposed in relation to the entire territory of the country for the period between 28 March and 11 April. For two weeks, citizens will only be allowed to leave their homes and places of residence for the purpose of going to work or meeting other essential needs, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán announced on Friday on Kossuth Radio’s programme ‘Good morning, Hungary’.
At a late evening meeting, the task forces set up as part of the effort to contain the coronavirus will discuss three topics, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said in a video message posted on his Facebook account on Wednesday evening.
Prime Minister Viktor Orbán responded in a message to criticisms levelled by the Secretary General of the Council of Europe at the Hungarian government. Marija Pejcinovic Buric voiced concerns in a letter written on Tuesday in connection with the legislative process under way in Hungary in the context of the coronavirus state of danger, Bertalan Havasi, the Prime Minister’s press chief informed the Hungarian news agency MTI on Thursday morning.
Prime Minister Viktor Orbán repeatedly consulted with scientists about the coronavirus epidemic which is escalating also in Hungary, Bertalan Havasi, the Prime Minister’s press chief informed the Hungarian news agency MTI on Thursday morning.
A health care delivery from China has arrived, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán reported on his Facebook account on Tuesday morning.