Szijjarto: No reports of Hungarians affected by coronavirus

Hungary's foreign ministry has received no reports of any Hungarians affected by coronavirus either in Hungary or abroad, Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto said on Tuesday. Speaking at a press conference, the minister said there are currently eight Hungarian citizens residing in China's Hubei province where the virus emerged, seven of whom plan to leave the region. They will be evacuated by air, Szijjarto said, adding that European Union member states were coordinating closely on getting their citizens out of the infected areas. Hungary is in contact with France, Germany and Portugal with a view to arranging the departure of the seven Hungarians from China, he said.