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Breaking news – two Hungarian villages under quarantine!
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Because of the quick spread of the coronavirus epidemic, two Hungarian villages are going to be under strict quarantine: Szék and Tordaszentlászló, which are both well-known for their folklore.
According to 24, the Romanian ministry for domestic affairs decided to place two Hungarian villages in Cluj County, Transylvania,
under 24/7 quarantine for two weeks.
The measures started on Saturday, and police officers already established checkpoints at the entrances of both villages.
The decision means that organising any event that might be visited by many people is forbidden – that includes private events as well. Furthermore, all restaurants, hotels, and bars have to close. Finally, religious ceremonies can be organised for a maximum of 20 people and in open spaces.
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The people living in Szék and Tordaszentlászló can leave their villages only in justified cases, including work, studying, funerals, visiting a doctor in the case of emergency, selling crops, and taking care of ill or elderly people. However, they have to show the relevant documents to the police.
János Sallai, the mayor of Szék, said to the Hungarian news agency that his village has 2,459 residents, of whom 95.8 pc are Hungarian.
Irrespective of ethnicity, theses villages are in Romanian territory and so are Romanian. It is disingenuous to call them Hungarian – they are not and have not been part of Hungary for 100 years.
Romanian villages, not Hungarian.
To those who still don’t possess basic knowledge about that part of Europe, they are Hungarian villages and they always were for more than 1000 years! After ww1 ended 100 years ago 73% were cut of from Hungary!
#Laz: No one is disputing that they were Hungarian villages until Hungary started WW1 (with help) and paid war reparations in the form of having to cede land to other countries. Ergo, these villages were Hungarian but are now part of Romania and so are Romanian. Get used to it.