As the next step in the restart, if the number of vaccinated people reaches 3.5 million, the terraces can be opened, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán announced in a video published on his Facebook page on Wednesday. He also announced that upper elementary school students will have online education until May 10.
The prime minister explained: the government session is over, and they are happy to see that they have reached three million vaccinated. Therefore, on behalf of the government, he thanked everyone "whose work is praised by this beautiful result", such as doctors, nurses, general practitioners, hospital workers, foreign traders who purchase vaccines, warehouse workers who store vaccines, loading workers who load them onto trucks and buses, as well as drivers, who delivered the vaccine to the administration points.
He emphasized: "we are making good progress, we are making fast progress with vaccination, perhaps we are making the best and fastest progress in Europe".
He said: the government has set the next step of the restart at 3.5 million vaccinated people, if this is reached - hopefully in the middle of next week, Wednesday-Thursday - then the terraces can be opened. "We're getting a piece of our old life back again," he said.
Viktor Orbán pointed out that, to make it easier for the guests, the terrace fee charged to them will be abolished.
He touched on: the government also decided on the reopening of schools; they can only proceed gradually and carefully, so he asked parents for patience and understanding. It was decided to open kindergartens and lower grades of elementary schools on Monday, April 19, he said. He added: home, digital-based education will remain in the upper grades, and the school will open for students at the same time as high school students, on May 10.
The prime minister said: the government also found that political attacks against vaccines have intensified both internationally and at home. The purpose of these is to cause confusion and unsettle people, he believed.
The Prime Minister asked everyone not to listen to anti-vaccination voices, because vaccination can save lives. He asked people to accept the offered vaccine and get vaccinated.
"Let's take care of each other, every life matters, and if it continues like this, we will succeed together again," concluded Viktor Orbán.
MTI
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