Coronavirus: Miklós Kásler banned offline health, social and public education events

Exceptions are events that are not directly related to the performance of a public task and cannot be done online, and can be done in accordance with appropriate epidemiological preventive measures.

The internal regulations attached to the ministerial instruction to the heads of the institutions describe in detail the rules to be followed by the organizers and participants of events that cannot be held online.

Compliance with preventive measures is the responsibility of the organizers. The days necessary for the performance of a public function must be previously communicated to the competent health authority of the place where the event will take place, which, in light of the place and circumstances, will determine the maximum number of participants in the event. Authorities carry out random inspections at the event locations.

The regulation annexed to the Ministerial Instruction draws attention to the primary and most important preventive measure for: Only healthy, asymptomatic and healthy people should attend the event.

It is extremely important to observe personal hygiene, direct body contact and traditional forms of greeting should be avoided. It is recommended to place a non-contact antiviral hand sanitizer dispenser, clean it periodically, and disinfect surfaces with an antiviral agent.

Since an asymptomatic person can be a carrier of the virus, it is very important to keep a distance of 1.5 meters between participants as much as possible. According to the WHO recommendation, it is recommended to wear a mask in all places where it is difficult to follow the distance rules. In an enclosed space, to reduce the concentration of pathogens, special attention should also be paid to continuous or regular and intensified natural ventilation.

Cover image source: Miklós Kásler’s Facebook page.