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As lockdown begins, Hungary reopens borders to some eastern neighbours

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A nurse works in the isolation area of Honved Hospital in Budapest, Hungary, 16 March 2020. During the compulsory screening of all future inpatients and outpatients, they must have their body temperature taken, and have to fill in a medical questionnaire prior to entry to minimize the risk of transferring the novel coronavirus infection. The number of people in Hungary testing positive for the new coronavirus has increased to 39, and one person has died. EPA-EFE/ZOLTAN BALOGH HUNGARY OUT

Hungary decided to let tourists from its three East European neighbours, Poland, the Czech Republic and Slovakia enter the country with a fresh negative coronavirus test, it said late on Monday, just as a lockdown on its borders took effect.

Last week Hungary said it would close its borders to foreigners from Tuesday to curb a rise in coronavirus cases. Returning Hungarian citizens can leave a 14-day quarantine only if they provide two negative COVID tests.

However, after talks with Czech Prime Minister Andrej Babis on Monday, Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban agreed to let Czech visitors who have already booked holidays in Hungary for September enter the country, the Foreign Ministry said.

The easing was subsequently extended to Poland and Slovakia, the ministry said in a statement. Visitors coming to Hungary have to produce a negative COVID test not older than five days, which Budapest says represents sufficient safety guarantees.

As of Monday, Hungary had reported 6,139 coronavirus cases with 615 deaths. The number of new cases has surged in recent days, just as Hungary prepared to start the school year.

via Reuters

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