Gulyas: Schools to remain shut in May

Hungary's schools will stay closed in May, the head of the Prime Minister's Office has said, adding that the government will make a decision at a later date on whether to reopen schools in June. Gergely Gulyas told an online news conference on Thursday that the education system was ready to administer the secondary school final examinations starting on Monday, adding that the exams would be held in such a way as to minimise health risks. A ban on holding public events with more than 500 participants will stay in effect until August 15, Gulyas said. The government has decided to lift curfew measures and introduce more lenient regulations outside Budapest and Pest County, he said, but warned that preventive measures should continue to be observed. Outside the capital and Pest County, the terraces of restaurants, hotels and cafes will be allowed to re-open from May 4