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Update on COVID-19 in Hungary

The number of confirmed people infected with the coronavirus in Hungary now stands at 4,014. In compulsory home quarantine: 9,965. Recovered: 2,284. Deceased: 548.

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Latest news on coronavirus in Hungary

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  • from March 17: the government ordered the closure of all clubs, entertainment venues, pubs, cinemas, and cultural institutions.
  • May 18: The lockdown was eased in the capital and in Pest county (after the countryside), but physical distancing of one and a half meters is to be kept, and masks have to be worn when shopping and on public transport. Public areas, parks and shops can open. Restaurants, cafés, and bars may be open if they have a garden or terrace. Outdoor baths, open-air museums, playgrounds, and zoos may reopen, however, the operators of the facilities must ensure that social distancing is maintained everywhere. Restrictions on store opening hours are lifted, but the rule remains in effect whereby only those people over the age of 65 can shop in grocery stores and drugstores between 9 a.m. and noon. Outside Budapest, hotels can reopen, while maintaining social distance regulations. Customers of restaurants, cafés, confectioneries and buffets will be permitted to eat the ordered food or drink inside the venue. The staff are obliged to wear face masks covering the mouth and the nose, and the protective distance must be maintained.
  • May 29: restaurants, cafes, bakeries and buffets are allowed to serve food and drinks indoors in Budapest too. Also, the same rules apply to catering establishments operated by hotels in the capital, but employees are still expected to wear face masks and the same physical distancing rules apply as they do outside Budapest.
  • Gathering in groups are banned. From 28 May, open-air cultural and sporting events (e.g. open-air theater, cinema, circus, exhibition, literary event) can be attended in accordance with epidemiological rules. Spectators may occupy only one in four seats, shall not sit directly behind each other and shall have a safety distance of at least 1.5 meters between them. An outdoor event is a program that takes place for the entire duration outside a walled, covered building on all sides, or during which spectators are protected by a tent (such as a circus tent) due to the weather, or those that are enclosed by a wall built for the event or take place in an uncovered or partially covered facility (e.g. stadium, swimming pool, outdoor stage, outdoor cinema).
  • People visiting shops, markets, and shopping malls, or using public transport and taxis are mandated to wear face masks or otherwise cover their faces with mask-like substitutes (scarves, shawls, etc.).

 Budapest’s Liszt Ferenc International Airport (22 813 passengers in May)

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Passenger and cargo traffic

Aviation gradually restarted in more and more European countries in May. Thus, an increasing number of airlines are announcing the restarting of flights to and from Budapest. The operator of Ferenc Liszt International Airport is prepared for the restart of traffic, and has done everything to ensure safe and risk-free air travel.

New flights from June

Following the slow increase in May, several airlines announced the gradual restart of flights to and from Budapest in June and July.

 

 Lufthansa Frankfurt From 1 June, daily flight
  Munich From 15 June, 3 flights a week
Swiss Airlines Zurich From 8 June, 3 flights a week
Brussels Airlines Brussels From 16 June, 4 flights a week
Eurowings Stuttgart From 11 June, 3 flights a week
  Düsseldorf Already operational, 3 flights a week
Czech Airlines Prague From 15 June, 3 flights a week
WizzAir Several routes launched in May More new routes are expected in June, depending on the opening of the borders
Ryanair Currently, the London Stansted route is operational Gradual return from July
Air France Paris From 1 June, 2-3 flights a week (to be confirmed)
SunExpress Antalya From 21 June, 1 flight a week
KLM Amsterdam Already operational, daily flight

 

Information on entering and leaving Hungary

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Update on COVID-19 in Austria

#AustriaWaitsForYou #ViennaOpenNow #BeatTheVirus #DontCancelPostpone

The measures implemented by the Austrian Federal Government and the discipline of the Austrian people have taken effect. The number of new infections in Austria is continuing to decrease and the strict measures for the containment of the coronavirus can, therefore, be loosened in a step by step process. Austria is currently in a phase of gradual, secure, and monitored re-opening.

Entry Requirements to Austria

The following regulations currently apply to enter Austria:

Persons entering Austria must submit a medical certificate stating that they have had a negative test for COVID-19. The medical certificate must not be older than four days upon entry. Transiting through Austria without a stop is permitted. Austrian citizens or people who have their main or secondary residence in Austria can enter without the test if they commit to 14-day home quarantine.

Please check with the Austrian embassy or consulate in your country for details and other exceptions (UK, US, Australia, India).

Air traffic

  • Vienna Airport, Innsbruck Airport and Salzburg Airport are operational, though with limited services.
  • Austrian Airlines will resume flight operations on June 15, 2020. For the time being, destinations in Europe and Tel Aviv will be served. Details of the flight schedule can be found at www.austrian.com
  • Wizz Air has been operating flights to and from Vienna again since May 1, 2020.      All current information on flights to and from Vienna can be found on the Vienna Airport website.
  • Vienna International Airport offers the possibility of a molecular biological Corona/COVID 19 test (PCR test). The result is available within about 3 hours. Arriving passengers who do not have a health certificate can have themselves tested at the airport. If the result is negative, the prescribed 14-day quarantine can be suspended upon arrival in Austria.

Private Transportation

Cars, limousine and bus service TBA shortly.

Public transportation

  • Masks are obligatory for all passangers (excpect drivers) inside vehicles as well as in the entire area of the subway stations.
  • First two rows need to stay empty in public buses and front door is closed.
  • Social distancing of min. 1 m applies for people who are not living in the same household.

Gastronomy

Restaurants, bars and coffee houses are open between 6 a.m. and 11 p.m. under certain conditions:

  • Per table 4 adults plus their children are allowed.
  • More people at one table are allowed if they live in the same household.
  • A minimum distance of 1 meter/3.3 feet has to be kept to people on neighbouring tables.
  • Service personnel must wear a mouth and nose protector.
  • Guests do not have to wear a mouth and nose protector at the table.
  • Guests must sit at one table, serving at the bar is not allowed.
  • Reservation is recommended.

Hotels are open again!

This means that guests can once again spend the night in our fantastic properties. A mouth and nose protector is only necessary for the entrance and reception area. Under certain conditions, training courses, as well as education and further training in seminar rooms, are also possible again (e.g. mouth-and-nose protection, maximum 100 persons, minimum distance: at least 1 meter).

Museums & Galleries

Several museums and galleries are currently open to visitors and groups. 9 persons plus a guide per group are allowed. It is necessary to make a reservation in advance. Inside museums and galleries distance between visitors of 1,5m needs to be maintained or 1 guest per 10m2. The already opened museums and galleries and the dates of the planned future openings can be found here: Museums & Galleries opening.

Guide services & sights

  • 1 Guide per max 9 guests in & outdoor
  • Masks for guests are obligatory in & outdoor

Guide does not have to wear a mask outdoor. Headsets can be provided on request.

Shops

Most of the shops are opened from 10h00 to 18h00 – Masks are obligatory for personnel and visitors.  New rules should apply from 15.06.2020 depending on developing of COVID-19 statistics.

Indoor Events

For indoor areas, the wearing of a mouth/nose protection as well as the providing of 10m² of space minimum per visitor are compulsory.

Borders Opening

The opening of the border to Germany, Hungary, Slovenia, Slovakia, Czech Republic, Switzerland & Lichtenstein has been announced for 15 June. No quarantine and health certificate required!

Additional details are currently being drawn up by the Austrian Federal Government – these details depend on further developments. The safety of our guests, our hosts, and the Austrian citizens remains the primary objective throughout this whole process.

Official Information

As the spread and impact of the COVID-19 coronavirus are changing all the time, we recommend checking the updates published on official channels for all the latest information.

Overview from the Ministry of Healthhttps://www.sozialministerium.at/en.html

FAQs from the Ministry of Health (English version): https://www.sozialministerium.at/en/Coronavirus/FAQ-Coronavirus.html

Additional FAQs can be found on the City of Vienna website:
https://www.wien.gv.at/english/health-socialservices/coronavirus.html

The latest travel information and warnings from the Austrian Federal Ministry for European and International Affairs: https://www.bmeia.gv.at/en/

Other links and Hotlines

  • Health Hotline (telephone support): 1450 (calls from Austria charged at local rate)
  • Austrian Agency for Health and Food Safety (AGES) for questions relating to transmission, prevention, etc.: 0800 555 621, (Content currently only available in German): https://www.ages.at/themen/krankheitserreger/coronavirus/