Operative board recommends extending digital education in secondary schools

The operative body responsible for handling the coronavirus epidemic has proposed to the government the extension of digital education in secondary schools after the expiry of the current deadline on Jan 11, the state secretary in charge of public education said on Thursday.

Zoltán Maruzsa told the operative board’s online press conference that the government’s decision on this issue and other restrictions is expected to be announced on Friday.

He asked schools to make preparations for the extension of digital education beyond Jan 11.

Local councils offer government cooperation in vaccination efforts

Organisations of local councils have offered their help to the Hungarian government in developing and implementing an inoculation plan against the coronavirus, in a letter sent to Prime Minister Viktor Orbán by the Budapest municipality on Thursday.

The letter was signed by Budapest Mayor Gergely Karácsony, György Gemesi, the mayor of the city of Gödöllő near Budapest, and László Kiss, the mayor of Budapest’s third district as the heads of the alliances of Budapest and national municipalities.