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Hungary to close borders on September 1

Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban with a protective face mask. EPA-EFE/MARTIN DIVISEK

Foreign citizens will not be able to enter Hungary starting September 1, the Hungarian government announced Friday, returning to a policy implemented during the first wave of the coronavirus crisis.

It’s the first country within Europe’s free movement Schengen zone to reintroduce wholesale border restrictions after the bloc reopened in past months.

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