Justice minister: Epidemic response law ends when state of emergency ends - TV

Hungary's new law which enhances government powers to tackle the novel coronavirus epidemic will be in effect until the end of the state of emergency, Justice Minister Judit Varga told Austrian public broadcaster ORF late on Tuesday. In the interview concerning the controversial law which Hungary's parliament passed on Monday, Varga noted the similarities in "the responses of all countries" to the virus, insisting the Hungarian parliament had "more powers than usual" as it can withdraw the law and the special powers granted to the government at any time. The end of the state of emergency, however, will be determined by objective factors, she said.