According to Barnabás Bankos, Blikk attributes sentences that do not come from him. Blikk said Bankos had approved the statement attributed to it.

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Barnabas Bankos, who learned of his rulings on the coronavirus on Wednesday, denies having said what the Glance Although Bankos did not take the coronavirus seriously and asked everyone to pay attention to themselves and others, he said that in the article several phrases attributed to him were written, which he never said: he pointed out that there was no such thing. to “bring the sick, bring the dead every five minutes.”

“In my posts during my stay, I still emphasize that I thank the conscientious workers for their work,” said Bankos, whose statement agrees that the Ferenc Ferenc Hospital in Pest County indicated that it would not be as chaotic as they were. the article refers.

Therefore, the hospital is taking legal action in Glance False complaints made by the institution and damage to the reputation of the institution.

Update: After the publication of our article, Blikk informed our editorial staff that Barnabás Bankos had approved in writing the text published in the newspaper before the article was published. The newsroom also submitted correspondence with the interviewee to confirm this.


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