Thanks to the vaccines against the coronavirus and the rapid vaccination program, it was possible to get to the point where Hungary can survive the new waves of the epidemic without significant restrictions, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Péter Szijjártó stated in Győr on Friday.
At the opening ceremony of Apátúr Sörház és Tanműhely in Győr, the head of the ministry emphasized that in the past year and a half or two, life has practically been about dealing with the pandemic.
He pointed out that there was a lot of talk about the health and economic aspects of the epidemic, but undeservedly little about the impact it had on communities and community life, as the latter was completely impossible for a long time.
"During this period, we realized that community life is like air, that we take it for granted, and when it starts to run out, we start to suffocate," said Péter Szijjártó.
"That's why we can thank God that we can now get over the restrictions, closures, and all kinds of administrative measures," he added.
He then emphasized that with the advent of vaccines and the fact that everyone who could was vaccinated, it was possible to get to the point where Hungary can survive the many waves of the epidemic and the many variants of the virus without drastic restrictions.
"Today, it's more like the sold-out matches of the European football championship or the euphoria of summer festivals, and everything that preceded it in terms of communities is just a bad memory," he pointed out.
Finally, he congratulated the establishment of the Apátúr brewery and underlined that the Benedictines always keep their hands on the pulse of what is happening, they are an order with a particularly modern spirit.
May God preserve the Benedictines' zest for life, their openness to the world, their role in shaping the future of our country, in the spirit of "Ora et labora", he said.
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