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Coronavirus – Hungary continues to receive protective gear
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Hungary is receiving significant new consignments of protective gear on Saturday, a spokesman of the operative board that coordinates the country’s response to the novel coronavirus epidemic has said.
Róbert Kiss told an online press conference that 193 boxes of surgical masks, 2,000 boxes of gloves and 1,479 boxes of protective clothing, totalling nearly 20 tonnes in weight, are expected to arrive at Liszt Ferenc Airport.
He also said that since the introduction of the restrictions, 75 police reports have been filed in connection with violation of shops’ opening hours. Police have taken action in 22,361 cases connected to curfew restrictions since March 28, issuing 12,324 warnings, imposing 5,200 fines and filing 4,835 reports.
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Starting on Saturday, a government decree enables local councils to introduce stricter local regulations and several towns and villages have indeed imposed such measures, he said. In response to a question, he said the government would be monitoring these measures and it still has the right to make decisions in each case.
He said there was a drop in the number of home quarantines, dropping by 251 to 12,150 from Friday to Saturday.
This trend is expected to continue because an increasing number of home quarantines imposed on people returning from abroad will expire, he added.