Terraces Reopening in Hungary on Saturday, Curfew to Start at 11 PM
Hungary’s Terraces will be reopening on Saturday, according to Minister of the Prime Minister’s Office Gergely Gulyás’ statement in Thursday’s government press conference. Restaurants, cafés, and pubs will be allowed to provide outdoor service until 9:30 pm, and the curfew has been modified to require people to be home by 11 pm at the latest. While business will no doubt be booming this weekend, their long-term survivability is still being discussed due to the impact the pandemic has had.
There is no doubt that many have been avidly watching Hungary’s vaccination rate increase over the past few days, knowing that it is the determining factor of terraces reopening.
Terraces will be reopening in Hungary once 3.5 million vaccinations are reached, according to Prime Minister Viktor Orbán’s Wednesday Facebook post. The Prime Minister believes this milestone may be achieved some time around Wednesday or Thursday of next week, following the Monday reopening of kindergartens and certain elementary school classes. Restaurants, pubs, and cafés will be able, without paying a terrace fee, to serve their customers outdoors. While this comes as great news for many, it does not indicate that the epidemic is over, since the third wave is still taking a heavy toll on Hungarians.
Despite the exceptional vaccination rate, the coronavirus is still a serious issue Hungary faces, causing hundreds of deaths and thousands of new infections every day. With 256 deaths and 5,307 new infections reported in the last 24 hours, Hungary has the highest rolling average in the world for daily deaths, and its vaccination rate does not yet appear to be significantly reducin
Government Grants Additional HUF 30 Bn Support to Boost Competitiveness Scheme
The government is granting an additional 30 billion forints support to a scheme to boost competitiveness, the foreign minister said on Wednesday.
Péter Szijjártó said in a video on Facebook that Hungary, unlike many other countries, had successfully prevented mass unemployment as a result of the coronavirus pandemic.
“This required the government to support companies carrying out developments worth over 800 billion forints (EUR 2.3bn),” he added.
In response to the success of the scheme, the government is offering a further 30 billion forints to support investments that expand capacity, efficiency and productivity by companies that pledge to retain workers, he said.
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