The effort to contain the spread of the coronavirus has entered a new phase, Minister of State for International Communication and Relations Zoltán Kovács said after the Tuesday meeting of the Operational Group.
From midnight tonight border closure will take effect at every border, including the Budapest Liszt Ferenc Airport; however, we are not closing down the airport, Minister of State for International Communication and Relations told the Hungarian news agency MTI on Monday evening.
At the press conference of the Operational Group held on Sunday in Budapest, on behalf of the Hungarian government, the Minister of State for International Communication and Relations-head of the communications task force offered his condolences and sympathy after he announced that the coronavirus epidemic had claimed its first Hungarian victim.
The elderly constitute the group of society that is most at risk from the epidemic, the Minister of State for International Communication and Relations-head of the communications task force stated at the press conference of the Operational Group held on Sunday in Budapest.
From Monday, the Hungarian government will start an awareness campaign featuring celebrities, the purpose of which is to provide as much useful and reliable information about the coronavirus as possible, the government spokesperson announced on her Facebook account on Friday
“Following the trumped-up conflicts of recent years, the time has now come for the development of Hungarian-Slovenian economic, energy and cultural cooperation”, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Péter Szijjártó said on Saturday in reaction to the new Slovenian government taking office.
Elderly people constitute a group that is especially at risk from the coronavirus, Minister of State Zoltán Kovács warned in a video message.
Due to the coronavirus epidemic, the Kossuth and Széchenyi Prizes ceremony will be held at a later date, Zoltán Kovács, head of the operational corps responsible for the safe implementation of national commemorations announced in the programme ‘Arena’ of Inforadio on Thursday.
The government believes it may be necessary to uphold the measures of the state of danger declared on Wednesday in the weeks or months ahead, Minister of State for International Communication and Relations Zoltán Kovács said on the public service television news channel M1 on Thursday morning.
The government is taking action in the area of waste management as part of the Climate and Nature Protection Action Plan. However, it is equally important for members of the public to make a meaningful contribution, meaning to minimise littering and to collect waste selectively, Government Spokesperson Alexandra Szentkirályi said in a video message posted on her official Facebook account on Tuesday.