The government will keep coronavirus-related restrictions in place until February 1, and secondary schools will continue digital education, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said on Friday.
In an interview with public broadcaster Kossuth Radio, Orbán said the restrictions will be maintained until enough vaccines are at hand.
Unlike in the West, the Hungarian government is unwilling to change the regulations until there are enough doses at hand, he said.
The doses delivered to Hungary so far are only enough to inoculate 80,000 people, Orbán said. That is why the operative body responsible for handling the epidemic had decided to keep restrictions in place, he said, adding that “although it feels like we have slowed the epidemic down, it is still a great danger.”