Coronavirus in Hungary – Opposition calls for ban on public events

Opposition Párbeszéd on Monday called for a ban on all events held in public areas including private, company and state events.

Party group leader Tímea Szabó told an online press conference that her party’s draft resolution also applies to entertainment and cultural events, such as concerts, football matches, exhibitions and circus performances.

Szabó called on the government to make 2-metre social distancing mandatory in all public areas, except for family members and people living in the same household.

Shopping time restrictions should be reintroduced, with the 9-11am time-zone reserved for elderly people, she said.

Párbeszéd proposes secondary schools and universities to organise education in a way to allow half of the students have online classes in a rotating system, she added.

She also called for more tests to be carried out for the novel coronavirus, with regular fornightly testing for health and social workers.

Szabó said

home office should be made an employee right because there will be a time when many parents and contacts will be out of work unless they can do it from home.

She also said that she had submitted a proposal to make sickness benefits equal a net 75 percent of the monthly salary rather than the current 60 percent.

• Coronavirus in Hungary – LATEST

Last Friday, the government made the wearing of masks compulsory in outdoor events.

Hungary’s COVID-19 cases have risen sharply since late August. The country’s caseload topped 10,000 on Sept. 10, 20,000 on Sept. 23, 30,000 on Oct. 4, 40,000 on Oct. 14 and 50,000 on Oct. 21.

Prime Minister Viktor Orbán has pledged to procure a COVID-19 vaccine, which will be made available to all citizens who want it.

Orbán explained that his administration was conducting talks with the United States, Japan, China and Russia on vaccine procurement.

Hungary had also contributed to research programs funded by the European Union.

Read alsoBudapest mask-wearing decree to be revoked!

Source: MTI