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Orbán: Further restrictions needed to defend against pandemic
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Because the import of the novel coronavirus from abroad remains the biggest threat facing Hungary, the government will need to enact further restrictive measures, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said on Friday.
Compared with Hungary, the status of the epidemic is worsening in most countries, Orbán said in his weekly interview with public broadcaster Kossuth Radio, adding that his earlier remark that the biggest threat facing Hungary is the import of the virus from abroad was now “even more valid than before”.
The prime minister said the epidemic response measures imposed in the spring had saved tens of thousands of lives. “So we have some knowledge about how to defend against the virus and it’s primarily this experience that we’ll have to build on in the autumn,” he said.
Orbán said that the number of infections was “not irrelevant”, adding, at the same time, that the most important goal was to prevent fatalities.
“It’s possible to recover from this disease,” the prime minister said. “I’m sure coronavirus is not pleasant; it’s painful to get through, but many do recover.” He again underscored the importance of protecting the elderly from the virus, noting that they were the most vulnerable to it.
Orbán emphasised the need to prevent the import of the virus from abroad. He said travel restrictions based on the classification of countries according to the prevalence of Covid-19 that the government introduced in the summer would no longer be sufficient from Sept. 1, adding that restrictions on foreign travel would have to be tightened.
Orbán said that though he could not interfere with Hungarians’ habits, summer holiday plans or how they live their lives, he was still asking the public not to book any trips to countries to the south of Hungary after Sept. 1, as doing so would “interfere with our border protection measures”.
Asked if Hungary’s health-care sector was prepared to deal with a surge in the number of coronavirus cases, Orbán said that in March Hungary had acquired the tools necessary to defend against the epidemic which would be put to use in the autumn.
“Everyone can rest easy. We have all the tools we need,” he said.
Orbán added that Innovation and Technology Minister László Palkovics and Human Resources Minister Miklós Kásler had “devised a plan for how we can use our own production capacities to manufacture our own equipment instead of having to procure everything [from abroad] next time”.
Prime Minister – Victor Orban and his Government have been exemplary in there Management and Control of this novel coronavirus.
Rising new cases globally, to ensure this virus is not escalated, by relaxing our entry and border control to tourism, is the correct process, that will ensure reduced numbers of carriers and fatalities.
If it is deemed necessary, by our Government, to implement introduce additional measures of restrictions to protect and safeguard us, then that would meet with my unequivocal support.
There still has not been a vaccine discovered that can immunize human beings from contacting this deadly novel virus.
We must continue to act Responsible and conduct our daily lives in occordance to laws, rules and regulations that are put in place for our safety and well-being.
The next (3) three months will be testing and interesting times, bought on by the obvious greater movement and numbers of people throughout Budapest, Hungary.
Stay Well -ALL.
Every country has panicked except Sweden. Hungary is no exception.