Hungary spends HUF 245bn to fight coronavirus

The Hungarian government has already spent HUF 245bn to help fight the coronavirus outbreak, according to Finance Minister Mihaly Varga, adding that HUF 90bn is going toward measures to help ease the economic fallout. More measures to protect the state’s economy will be rolled out in the coming weeks, said Varga. The news comes as Prime minister Victor Orbán announced a two-week country-wide curfew. People will only be allowed to leave their homes to go to work or run essential errands, like grocery shopping. The curfew will be in place until April 11.