Coronavirus – This is how the restrictions change from Monday

Hungary’s schools will stay closed in May, the head of the Prime Minister’s Office told an online press conference on Thursday, adding that the government will make a decision concerning June at a later date.

Concerning other government decisions, Gergely Gulyás said that free parking will be maintained across the country.

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He argued that the measure has not brought about a significant increase in traffic, and has helped people avoid using public transport.

A ban on holding public events with more than 500 participants will stay in effect until August 15, Gulyás said.

The government has decided to lift curfew measures and introduce more lenient regulations outside Budapest and Pest County, he said, but warned that preventive measures should continue to be observed.

As some 70 percent of the infected are in the capital city and Pest County, it is justified to keep curfew restrictions in force in these regions, he added.

Life can be restarted gradually, in line with a strict schedule, with geographical differences in the level of coronavirus infections taken into account, Gulyás said.

The safety of the elderly, the most endangered age group, should remain a priority, he said.

Gulyás also said that testing would be obligatory for all patients leaving or entering hospital and for the staff of elderly care homes.

He said that Hungary’s health care system is prepared to handle even mass infections.

Source: MTI