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Hungary is taking further action due to increasing numbers in the Covid-19 outbreak. The country has decided to close all its borders as of today. As of today, non-Hungarian citizens will not be able to enter Hungary, regardless of their country of origin. However, exceptions can be made in very special cases.
From this date, Hungarian citizens must show both negative test results to the authorities or remain in quarantine for 2 weeks, regardless of their origin.
Statements made by Gergely Gulyas, the minister of state responsible for the affairs of the first government ministry, include how these drastic measures will be implemented.
What does it mean to close borders?
Can a member state of the European Union close the Schengen borders to all foreigners, including citizens of other EU member states?
Yes, it seems that; The decision taken by the Hungarian government means the following: according to the restriction program announced by Gergely Gulyas, foreign citizens are prohibited from entering Hungary as of September 1.
Of course, there are some exceptions to this decision, as in any prohibition.
For example, the entry of foreigners can be allowed, for employment purposes, in the words of the minister ‘within the scope of the transfer of employees that must be carried out by large companies’.
Foreigners can reach the country through diplomatic channels.
Late students who have received university education in Hungary will also be excluded from the ban. They will also be tested in the same state as Hungarian citizens in terms of the epidemic.
There will also be transit opportunities from the country, but these crossings will be made on certain routes, in convoys and escorted by police, as in the first months of the epidemic.
When necessary, the possibility of transition to military convoys will be offered.
Apart from these, foreigners cannot enter the country.
What will be the final of the Super Cup to be held in Budapest on September 24?
In response to a question, he also made statements about the Super Cup final to be held in Budapest on September 24.
Around 6,500 foreign fans were expected to attend the final match Bayern München-Sevilla, to be played at the Pushkaş Arena in Budapest. What will your situation be?
The minister said the final will not be canceled and foreigners will only be allowed to enter once. However, he indicated that incoming fans must bring two negative tests and that fans will be transferred directly from the airport to the stadium, and will be returned by the same method after the match.
The Hungarian government also claims that testing can only be carried out by Hungarian institutions. In other words, it will not be enough for people who want to enter Hungary to have two negative tests in their country of origin. These tests must be carried out within 48 hours and in an authorized Hungarian institution.
Tough measures are also on the agenda for Hungarians from foreign countries
The radical epidemic measures of the Hungarian government also include Hungarian citizens.
Hungarians returning to the country from abroad must prove that they are not sick with two negative tests. In the absence of evidence, Hungarian citizens returning to the country await home quarantine for two weeks.
These quarantines are perceived as a kind of house arrest. As of now, the quarantines applied are controlled very seriously. The movements of the person in quarantine are monitored with the applications loaded on the phones when returning to the country, and sometimes 2-3 times a day, the police go to the address where the police are given and verify if the person in question is in that direction and out into the street.
In case of violation of quarantine, heavy fines are foreseen.
Neighboring countries do not close their borders
The Hungarian government says these measures were taken after the second wave of the coronavirus epidemic began. He argues that the spread of the increase in cases and therefore the increase in the epidemic in the countries neighboring Hungary can only be prevented by this method.
He declared that these radical measures by the Hungarian government will not be implemented by other Central European countries.
Officials from Austria, Slovakia and the Czech Republic stated that the measure to close the borders can only be put on the agenda as a last resort and that such a practice is not necessary for now.
