BUDAPEST (HUNGARY) – Hungary has come to a decision to let tourists from Poland, the Czech Republic and Slovakia, its three East European neighbours, enter the country through a fresh negative coronavirus test, it said late on Monday. This decision was taken even as a lockdown on its borders took effect.
The Foreign Ministry said after talks with Czech Prime Minister Andrej Babis on Monday, the Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban has given approved entry for Czech visitors who have already booked holidays in Hungary for September.
Visitors coming to Hungary have to present a negative COVID test not more than five days, which adheres to the guidelines.
As of Monday, Hungary had reported 6,139 coronavirus cases with 615 deaths. The number of new cases have increased in recent days, even as Hungary was prepping up for the reopening of the school year.
Orban, a nationalist who has been in power since 2010, faces one of the biggest challenges of his rule with the Hungarian economy bearing the brunt. Hungary has relaxed lockdown measures in May.
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