Index – National – Another week within the limits of the virus

In a regular interview on Friday morning, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said that the restrictive measures would certainly remain in effect for at least a week. Looking back on a pandemic year, we can be sure that we still have a long way to go, with the gradual and slow slackening of supplies.

Describing the first austerity measures introduced due to the coronavirus epidemic, a year ago, on March 10, Colonel Tibor Lakatos, head of the operational center’s service center, said: now we have reached the number of cases in which it is already necessary to consider restrictive measures. A lot has happened since then and the hardening has stayed with us.

We now present the measures that still affect our daily lives and which, in the words of the Prime Minister, will certainly be in place for a week.

Using a mask

The decree prescribes the general rules for the use of the mask, according to which

• In public or in public places, everyone is obliged to keep social contact with other people to a minimum and to keep at least 1.5 meters away from other people. The distance from social contact does not have to be observed by the people living in the common home.
• In public areas, medical masks, safety masks, and masks made of cloth or other materials should be worn in such a way that the nose and mouth are constantly covered.
• The exceptions to the obligation to wear masks are those under the age of six and those with intellectual or psychosocial disabilities and autism spectrum disorders.

The police closely monitor adherence to wearing masks. It has been highlighted several times:

Recently, they were warned that an ice cream can cost up to 150 thousand guilders, because wearing a mask is mandatory everywhere, so consuming ice cream in public places is also

Exit restriction

Due to stricter restrictions, there is still a curfew between 8:00 p.m. M. And 5:00 a. M. During this period, you can only travel to / from work with a valid employer certificate. The content elements of the document certifying access to work can be found in the employment certificate posted on the government website. There are no changes to this either, the sample can be downloaded from kormany.hu from November 10. The address on the certificate is important for returning home, no matter where the person with the certificate starts working at night. Last fall, in the information line provided on the government website koronavirus.gov.hu, it was confirmed that

Violation of the curfew is considered a violation. The minimum amount of the fine can be 5,000 HUF and the maximum amount 500,000 HUF. The amount of the fine on site ranges from HUF 5,000 to HUF 150,000 and, in the event of repeated infringement, up to HUF 200,000.

Bolt lock

Due to the third wave of coronavirus, more dangerous than ever, the restriction on store openings went into effect on March 8.

In addition, all services are suspended, except for private health, social, financial, postal and vehicle services.

Education

High schools switched to digital education on November 11, but as of March 8, elementary schools and kindergartens also closed their doors and only provided supervision until April 7. The closure of the nurseries was also raised at the beginning of March, but these institutions are still open.

Working from home

Work is allowed, but where possible, home office facilities should be provided. You can also order work from home in the public administration, except those involved in the defense.

Assembly ban

Last November, a decree came into force, the main objective of which was to prevent concentrations. According to this

• all gatherings are banned or a blanket ban on events has been ordered.
• Grocery stores must close at 7pm
• Only 10-10 people can participate in family reunions and private events.
• Weddings can only take place without a wedding; Only parents, siblings and witnesses of church and civil ceremonies, as well as family members, can attend.
• Funerals can be held for up to 50 people.
• Sporting events can only be held behind closed doors.
• Theaters, museums, zoos are closed.
• Religious community ceremonies may be held at the discretion of the religious community; In this context, the government asked the religious communities to define the rules of conduct in their ceremonies in accordance with the general rules.

Catering, hotels

• Restaurants must close, not accept guests, and only those requesting takeaway from serving staff may be present in their area.
• However, the delivery of the restaurants to the house still works.

• Hotels cannot accommodate tourists, only business travelers.

Doing sports

With the closure of gyms and indoor swimming pools, sports activities can only be carried out outdoors, but only with people who live in the same home, one and a half meters away from other people. According to this, individual leisure sports activities (running, walking, cycling) are allowed, but

These protections do not apply to sports and training events held competitively for athletes under the Sports Act.

You do not need to wear a mask for individual sports. Visits to parks, arboretums and forests are allowed on the outskirts and inside the settlements, they can be visited according to the general rules.

Free parking

In the second wave of the coronavirus epidemic, in response to deteriorating numbers, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán declared in November that parking was free again across the country.

(Cover image: Shops closed in the center of Budapest on March 24, 2020. Photo: Attila Balázs / MTI)