Hungary bars travel from Africa, most of Asia over Covid-19

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Hungary's government said Sunday it was barring travel from Africa, most of Asia apart from China and Japan, and restricting entry from several European countries after worldwide spikes in coronavirus cases.

Prime Minister Viktor Orban's Chief of Staff Gergely Gulyas said that Hungarian health officials have placed 154 countries into three risk categories based on numbers of coronavirus infections.

Entry into Hungary would be barred for citizens from countries assessed as"red" from Tuesday midnight, including all African and Asian countries apart from China and Japan. Citizens from countries in a"yellow" category -- including the US, UK, Norway, Serbia, Russia, China, and Japan -- will have to enter two-week quarantine unless they have tested negative for the virus within five days.

Earlier this month, Orban said Hungary would not follow an EU recommendation to lift coronavirus travel restrictions for more countries outside the bloc, citing a risk to health.

 

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