Orban: Exit plan to be outlined in early May

Hungary will outline its plan of how to emerge from epidemic-related restrictions on May 3, Prime Minister Viktor Orban said in an interview on Monday. The plan takes into consideration the related experiences of various countries, Orban told broadcaster Maria Radio. Hungary will be in "full protection mode" on May 3, he said, adding that from that time onwards the country could gradually return to normal life. "I'll be in a position to talk about this on May 3-4 at the earliest," he said. "By then I hope to be able to present a sober, serious plan to the country." Orban said the question remained how long it would take for the economy to recover. He added that his view was at the moderate point on the scale, seeing a smaller decline in growth than more pessimistic forecasts but a slower recovery than the most optimistic. In May next year "we'll be able to talk in terms of an economy that can deliver the performance it did two months ago," Orban said.