Viktor Orbán on the coronavirus: the government has no responsibility in this matter

MSZP policymaker Zita Gurmai asked the head of government how and with what measures the government is trying to ensure peace for the people as the holidays approach in the current epidemic situation, given that the opposition representative maintains that Viktor Orbán “has received full authority, for which you are responsible.”

According to the Telex report, Viktor Orbán began his response by saying that all decisions related to defense are made by the Operational General Staff, and all professional decisions related to defense are made by the corresponding professionals. In the past three weeks, the prime minister says we are one of the most tested countries in Europe. He recalled that the government had also examined doctors, medical personnel, teachers and people who worked in the administration.

“People do not get sick and their condition does not turn into a crisis because doctors or nurses do not do their job. It constantly gives the impression that Hungarian health workers can make them sick and not” It is disrespectful to the work of who do nothing all day trying to save the lives of these patients “, explained Viktor Orbán.

In vain he tries to attack the government, he has no responsibility in this matter

– declared the Prime Minister, clearly handing over responsibility for the death figures to the government.

“We have one thing: have enough ventilators, have enough doctors and nurses, have hospitals that can accommodate patients and have a vaccine as soon as possible. It is the responsibility of the government and we will do that,” he continued.

The Prime Minister’s reasoning is interesting. He points out at the beginning of his answer that the condition of infected patients is not going to be a crisis because the medical staff would not do their best, while in the second part of his answer he clearly evades the responsibility of the government. Faced with this situation, the question arises: then who is responsible for the worsening of the epidemic (according to the latest data, the extra deaths caused by the epidemic were highlighted in the first half of November and just then the news came from a health system increasingly overwhelmed).
It is also particularly interesting that the opposition politician did not even mention the doctors and nurses in his question and question, they were introduced by Viktor Orbán in his answer.
This may even be of message value, especially in light of the fact that he has also firmly said that the government has no responsibility in this matter. Therefore, the head of government seeks to divert responsibility from the government, while restrictive measures are decided by operational personnel (in which ministers and other government personnel participate) and the government announces the measures accordingly. In this context, responsibility could also be taken to ensure that decision makers take timely and appropriate actions, that restrictive measures taken to curb the coronavirus epidemic were sufficient and that people comply with them.