They voted for stricter quarantine rules



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Parliament has toughened fines for violating quarantine rules.

Parliament ruled on the proposal, which, among other things, increased the maximum amount of the fine that could be imposed for violating the quarantine rules from HUF 50,000 to HUF 150,000. The proposal was adopted by 117 votes in favor, 23 against and 19 abstentions.

Parliament voted for stricter rulesSource: MTI / Attila Kovács

Balázs Orbán: We expect a difficult autumn and perhaps an even harsher winter

Last week, in a debate on a bill to establish certain rules on epidemiological measures and to modify certain laws related to epidemiological measures, Balázs Orbán, Secretary of State to the Prime Minister, said they expected a difficult autumn and perhaps a still winter. more difficult due to the coronavirus epidemic. The government will continue to do everything possible to protect the safety of the Hungarian people and keep the country operational. he stated.

The main purpose of the bill is to introduce three types of quarantine, that is, epidemiological surveillance, epidemiological closure and administrative facilitation related to the ordering and application of official home quarantine, and to determine sanctions for violations of the official home quarantine, emphasized the Secretary of state. Once the motion is approved, the law would establish who should go to home quarantine after arriving from abroad. explained the details. Another pillar of the proposal are the cases in which the law does not provide for quarantine for everyone in certain circumstances. Individual decisions still need to be made here, so the motion develops a procedure to enforce other cases of mass quarantine, easily and immediately, he said.
The activities of the operational staff will be supported by a scientific epidemiological working group created by the Minister responsible for the government’s scientific policy. he said.

To stop the spread of the coronavirus, it is necessary to connect the Electronic Health Services Area (EESZT), the Public Education Information System (EMS) and the Basic System for Registration and Study of Public Education (KRÉTA) – he argued. The maximum amount of the on-site fine increases from HUF 50,000 to HUF 150,000 in the event of non-compliance with the protection measure or interruption of the operation of a plant in the public interest in relation to defense. emphasized the Secretary of State.



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