Second Wave of Covid19: Hungary “Won’t Hesitate” to Act
If there are any signs of a second wave of the novel coronavirus epidemic “we won’t hesitate to take the necessary legal and economic steps,” Prime Minister Viktor Orbán has said.
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Hungarian Government Introduces State of ‘Pandemic Preparedness’
Hungary’s government has introduced a state of “pandemic preparedness” across the entire country with the declaration of a “health crisis”, a decree published in the latest issue of the official gazette Magyar Közlöny shows.
Operative Board to Remain Active
A state of epidemiological preparedness has now been declared for six months, to be reviewed after three months, Gergely Gulyás, the head of the Prime Minister’s Office, told a regular press briefing.
Hungary Covid-19 Response Effective
Protection efforts against the novel coronavirus epidemic have been effective in Hungary and more successful than in many western European countries, the head of the Prime Minister’s Office told a regular press briefing.
Hungary’s legendary water polo player dies at the age of 47
Tibor Benedek, Hungary’s three-time Olympic champion water polo player, has passed away at the age of 47, less than one month before his 48th birthday.
Law on scaremongering not unconstitutional
The law which criminalises scaremongering during an epidemic applies to anyone who knowingly spreads false information, the Constitutional Court said in a ruling upholding the law.
Justice Minister: Medical emergency powers needed
Justice Minister Judit Varga told public broadcaster Kossuth Radio that the coronavirus epidemic still presented a danger, and this is why the new law on maintaining medical preparedness which replaces the government’s emergency powers was necessary.
Business Chamber recommends crackdown on small business tax abusers
The Hungarian Chamber of Industry and Commerce (MKIK) is recommending a number of measures to put a squeeze on unscrupulous companies that are abusing the Itemised Tax for Small Businesses (KATA), daily Magyar Nemzet said.
Chief Medical Officer: Hungary ‘imported’ 93 infections abroad
Fully 93 novel coronavirus infections were “imported” from abroad during the epidemic, Hungary’s Chief Medical Officer said.
Building gene bank in animal husbandry ‘national strategic interest’
An embryology laboratory and experimental animal feed plant was inaugurated in Herceghalom, west of Budapest.