Is Hungary Ready to Start Reopening?
Prime Minister Viktor Orbán announced on Tuesday that Hungary has reached its goal for the first stage of the gradual reopening, which began on Wednesday. Comparing the coronavirus-related statistics at the time the government decided to introduce strict lockdown measures to curb the pandemic in March with the ones on the first day of the start of the gradual reopening, one must wonder: is the country ready for this?
Third-wave devastates Hungary
The third wave of the coronavirus pandemic hit Hungary with a crushing impact at the end of February. By the beginning of March, the virus started spreading faster and faster with a reproduction rate among the highest in Europe.