Viktor Orbán announced on his Facebook page that "today we have reached an important milestone, 2.5 million of our compatriots have been vaccinated". This will begin the cascaded reboot. Hungary's vaccination system is in line with the plans and performs outstandingly in Europe. Hungary doubles the EU average in vaccination rate. The vaccination process did not stop even during the holidays, and thanks to this we reached two and a half million people vaccinated. "For a year, we have been living our lives in conditions reminiscent of wartime, with restrictions, curfews and personal losses. The virus has started a war against us and the only weapon promising victory is the vaccine" he emphasized. "In one month, we increased the number of people vaccinated by 2.5 times, so from tomorrow the shops can open and the services can resume. There will be epidemiological measures, I ask you to comply with them"! he drew attention. "We continue the vaccination at a similar pace. I thank the doctors and nurses for their work, and I ask the Hungarian people to register and get vaccinated. Hungary can be, Hungary will be, the European country where everyone gets the vaccine the fastest. All lives matter to us!". As we previously reported, the phased restart will begin after 2.5 million people have been vaccinated. The following rules apply: The curfew is changed to the period between 10 pm and 5 am. Shops may be open between 5:00 a.m. and 9:30 p.m. Shops, including those that have been closed since March 8, may be open according to new, square meter-based rules. On average, there can be one customer per 10 square meters in the store according to the new regulations. Temporary protection measures related to services will be lifted, allowing hairdressers, beauticians and other service providers to open. At the same time, the catering shops cannot open in normal operation, only the employees can stay in these units. Guests are only allowed to enter the restaurants for the time required to issue and deliver takeaway food. Hotels are still not allowed to receive guests. After the vaccination of the teachers, schools and kindergartens will start again on April 19. The regulations on the mitigations were published earlier, giving the companies enough time to prepare. Source: hirado.hu Cover image: Illustration - MTI Photo / Zoltán Balogh