Hungary expects second wave of pandemic to peak around Dec-Jan -PM Orban
BUDAPEST, Sept 16- Hungary will maintain border closures and make the wearing of face masks mandatory in cinemas, theatres and social institutions to contain the spread of coronavirus, Prime Minister Viktor Orban said on Wednesday.
BUDAPEST, Sept 16 (Reuters) – Hungary will maintain border
closures and make the wearing of face masks mandatory in
cinemas, theatres and social institutions to contain the spread
of coronavirus, Prime Minister Viktor Orban said on Wednesday.
Orban said the second wave of the pandemic was expected topeak sometime around December or January, adding that hisgovernment had imposed a cap on the price of Covid tests at19,500 forints ($64.36) each.
($1 = 303 forints)(Reporting by Gergely Szakacs and Krisztina Than; Editing byCatherine Evans)