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Coronavirus – Orbán: No plans to change current restrictions
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Prime Minister Viktor Orbán in an interview on Friday said the current level of domestic protections against the coronavirus pandemic was appropriate and any changes to restrictions would be risky.
“Let’s not take any risks; let things stay as they are,” Orbán told public broadcaster Kossuth Radio.
He said the level of infections was stable and there was no point in risking a deterioration.
“If we stick to how we’ve been living up until now and how we’ve been living with the virus, then there won’t be any trouble,” the prime minister added.
Orbán also said that Hungary had all the tools it needed to mount a successful defence against coronavirus. “We’re the ones making the equipment we need,” he said. “We make just the amount of everything that we need and the situation is much safer this way.”
He said the epidemic had shown that Hungary’s health-care system was among Europe’s best-performing health-care systems.
But the protective equipment is worth little if the regulations are not precise and if the public does not follow them, Orbán said. He said it was all the more important for the people to fill out the government’s National Consultation survey so that Hungary could start its defence against the next wave of the virus “without having to debate anything”.
Hungary must not give up its planned, calm and predictable approach to its defence against the epidemic, Orbán said.
“We mustn’t get carried away or let our enthusiasm, our hearts, the summer, Lake Balaton or summer holidays get the better of us,” he said. “We must keep in mind that the virus is here with us.”
But behind the calm approach to managing the virus “there are hundreds of people” on standby ready to act if things change, he said.
The operative board coordinating Hungary’s response to the epidemic still meets on a regular basis and presents its recommendations to the government regarding potential changes to restrictions every Tuesday, he said. The cabinet then discusses those recommendations at its Wednesday meetings and its decisions enter into force on Friday. This primarily concerns people travelling to foreign countries, Orban said, noting that the main threat was that the virus would be imported from abroad.
He asked the public to keep track of the government’s classification of foreign countries when it comes to travelling and to choose countries classed green in order to protect themselves and others. A second wave of the pandemic is already under way in many countries, the prime minister warned.
Prime Minister – Victor Orban and his Government have been exemplary in there Control and Management of this novel coronavirus.
My total support and confidence rests in the gifted talents and abilities that our Prime Minister – Victor Orban, constantly displays, as our Prime Minister.
Why at this stage change Policies and Procedures that have been overly successful in our Challenge and Fight against this deadly virus.
There still has not been a vaccine discovered that will immunize human beings from contacting this deadly virus.
We must not slacken off but maintain our collectively and united togetherness as a country in the challenges this virus is presenting us.
Simple acts of responsibility we must abide and do under law, like wearing masks on Public Transport, just do it and respect those who police it to ensure it is done.
Stay Well – ALL.
Why change a winning and controlling formula that has been implemented successfully by Prime Minister – Victor Orban and his Government ?
No need to consider “Change for Change Sake” but continue the policies that have been working overall to our benefit as a country, in our fight and challenge that this deadly virus has presented us.