The government has released another short film for the elderly; however, this time, it is not an information film but an appeal. The government is asking the elderly to stay at home.
In its latest information films, the government calls upon members of the public to minimise personal contact meetings, the Parliamentary State Secretary of the Cabinet Office of the Prime Minister said on the Thursday programme of the public service television news channel M1.
Members of law enforcement agencies must stand their ground more firmly now than ever before due to the intensifying migration pressure and the coronavirus epidemic, the Chief Security Advisor to the Prime Minister said on Wednesday on the public service television news channel M1.
The top priority is that people should try to prevent infection by staying at home, by working from home if possible and by ensuring that children also avoid the company of others, Örs Farkas, spokesperson of the Government Communication Centre said on Wednesday morning on the public service television news channel M1.
The government is releasing new information films with the underlying main message that due to the coronavirus epidemic, social meetings must be minimised, the Parliamentary State Secretary of the Cabinet Office of the Prime Minister said in a video message posted on his Facebook account on Wednesday.
According to the government decree adopted as part of a series of emergency measures, from this afternoon shops (e.g. clothing stores, shoe shops, etc.) are not allowed to remain open beyond 3.00 p.m., not including stores selling foodstuffs, toiletries, household cleaning substances, chemicals and hygiene paper products, pharmacies, stores selling medical supplies, filling stations and tobacco shops.
For a short while, the government portal koronavirus.gov.hu was not available due to a web traffic overload attack initiated from an outside source, Csaba Dömötör, the Parliamentary State Secretary of the Cabinet Office of the Prime Minister stated on his Facebook account.
Rules equally apply to every Hungarian citizen; therefore, also in the case of Interior Minister Sándor Pintér, disease control investigations have started.
We regret to inform members of the public that on Sunday a man aged 75 who was transported to the South Pest Central Hospital with symptoms of coronavirus infection and pneumonia died, the Government Communications Centre informed the Hungarian news agency MTI, adding that the patient died after he was taken to hospital.
The government has released short films for the elderly in connection with the coronavirus, the Parliamentary State Secretary of the Cabinet Office of the Prime Minister announced at a press conference held on Thursday in Budapest, after the meeting of the Operational Corps.