Two Iranian patients not cooperating with Hungarian doctors! – UPDATE

Two Iranian students who are being detained at South Pest Central Hospital suffering from the Covid-19 disease have tried to evade quarantine rules, the head of Hungary’s operative board in charge of handling the new coronavirus outbreak said on Monday.

Tibor Lakatos told press conference that

the students had shown “unacceptable behaviour at night and during the day” and tried to evade quarantine rules. Besides showing a lack of cooperation, they also threw chairs out of the ward, he added.

Any foreign patients who refuse to cooperate with the authorities risk being expelled from the country, he said.

In the presence of police officers at St László Hospital, staff are maintaining the secure isolation of the students, he said.

The foreign ministry has decided that visas issued to Iranian citizens that have not yet been stamped may not enter Hungary.

UPDATE

No action will be taken against any Iranians who have a valid visa and are already present in Hungary unless they break the law or refuse to abide by epidemic measures, he added.

People who refuse to cooperate will be detained by the immigration police for six months, which can be extended for another six months, before being deported, an immigration official said.

Iranian citizens have been informed about the rules, and the Iranian embassy, too, has been asked to pass on this information to its citizens.

Further, Budapest and Debrecen airports are suspending flights from Northern Italy airports. So far 6,598 people have been screened at Hungary’s airports and 427 at road border crossings.