The government has allocated 106 billion forints (EUR 297m) to three main churches in Hungary for kindergarten development projects, the state secretary for church and ethnic relations of the Prime Minister’s Office said.
The Hungarian Catholic Bishops’ Conference (MKPK) is not planning to close churches down or cancel services in view of the coronavirus epidemic, the body’s secretary told a press conference.
The first boat with hydrogen fuel cells and developed by Hungarians was showcased at the Balaton Boat Show in Balatonkenese.
The opposition Democratic Coalition has called on the Hungarian state to make coronavirus tests free of charge.
Hungary is “awaiting the second wave of the coronavirus epidemic fully armed”, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said in his weekly interview with public broadcaster Kossuth Rádió.
Hungary’s new travel restrictions are key to preserving the security of the Hungarian people and economy, the foreign minister has said.
Hungary ranks 15th among European Union and OECD countries in terms of child welfare, according to a UNICEF report.
Budapest’s Liszt Ferenc International Airport is expecting that passenger numbers will come to only around 3,000 daily due to the new coronavirus-related restrictions, the communications director of operator Budapest Airport said.
An elderly Covid-19 patient has died and the number of registered coronavirus infections in Hungary has risen by 301 to 6,923, koronavirus.gov.hu said on Thursday morning.
The novel coronavirus has been spreading mostly among young people for the past few weeks, the chief medical officer told MTI, adding that the average age of new patients was around 30.
