Gulyas: Measures may be place for the next few months

Gergely Gulyas, the head of the Prime Minister's Office, has said protective measures may be needed in months ahead, and he called on people and politicians to cooperate fully in fighting the novel coronavirus epidemic. Gulyas told parliament that the number of infections is growing, but compared with other European countries, Hungary was doing well and protective measures of recent weeks had lived up to expectations. The spread of the epidemic has slowed down and hospitals are not experiencing any capacity deficiencies, he added. Gulyas noted the government has allocated 378 billion forints (EUR 1.04bn) for the purpose of covering the cost of protective measures, but this may be increased according to need.