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Hungary to shut borders, preparing fiscal, monetary response to coronavirus

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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 will close its borders, postpone cultural and sports events and take fiscal and monetary steps to try to contain the spread of the coronavirus, Prime Minister Viktor Orban said on Monday.

Orban told parliament that Hungarians returning home would be allowed to cross the frontier but the borders would be closed to foreign travellers.

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