Coronavirus – British deputy ambassador tenth victim in Hungary

Britain’s deputy ambassador to Hungary has been the tenth victim of the novel coronavirus in the country, the British embassy said on Tuesday, confirming press reports.

Steven Dick was aged 37 and died in Budapest on Tuesday.

Ambassador Iain Lindsay said the embassy’s team and their families were shocked at Dick’s death. Lindsay noted that

the late diplomat had taken his post in Budapest last October, and his work was characterised by professionalism.

Before coming to Hungary last autumn he'd been posted in Riyadh and Kabul. He spoke really great Hungarian after doing a year of intensive training and was so excited about working in Budapest, very intellectually curious and extremely helpful.
— Shaun Walker (@shaunwalker7) March 25, 2020