Hungary: Covid-19
To find out about the latest status of the COVID-19 pandemic evolution and the most up-to-date statistics on the COVID-19 disease in Hungary, please visit the official portal Koronavirus.gov.hu (in Hungarian). For regular updates on the situation, consult the official website About Hungary.
For the international outlook you can consult the latest situation reports published by the World Health Organisation as well as the global daily statistics on the coronavirus pandemic evolution including data on confirmed cases and deaths by country.
To find out about the latest public health situation in Hungary and the current sanitary measures in vigour, please consult the dedicated page on the government platform Koronavirus.gov.hu (in Hungarian), as well as the website About Hungary. An updated overview in English is available on the website of the US Embassy in Hungary.
The COVID-19 situation, including the spread of new variants, evolves rapidly and differs from country to country. All travelers need to pay close attention to the conditions at their destination before traveling. Regularly updated information for all countries with regards to Covid-19 related travel restrictions in place including entry regulations, flight bans, test requirements and quarantine is available on TravelDoc Infopage.
It is also highly recommended to consult COVID-19 Travel Regulations Map provided and updated on the daily basis by IATA.
The US government website of Centers of Disease Control and Prevention provides COVID-19 Travel Recommendations by Destination.
The UK Foreign travel advice also provides travelling abroad advice for all countries, including the latest information on coronavirus, safety and security, entry requirements and travel warnings.
For the up-to-date information on all the measures applicable to movement of goods during the period of sanitary emergency due to the COVID-19 outbreak (including eventual restrictions on imports and exports, if applicable), please consult the website of Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade (in Hungarian).
The “Guidelines for border management measures to protect health and ensure the availability of goods and essential services” issued by the European Commission can be consulted here.
For a general overview of trade restrictions due to COVID-19 pandemic, please consult the section dedicated to Hungary on the International Trade Centre's COVID-19 Temporary Trade Measures webpage.
To know about the economic measures taken by the Hungarian government to address the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the national economy, please visit the dedicated page on the official governmental portal Koronavirus.gov.hu (in Hungarian). Information on the tax administration measures in the course of COVID-19 pandemic are available on the website of the National Tax and Customs Administration.
The information on the EU’s economic response to COVID-19 and the actions to minimise the fallout on the EU member states’ economies of the COVID-19 outbreak is available on the websites of the European Council.
For the general overview of the key economic policy responses to the COVID-19 outbreak (fiscal, monetary and macroeconomic) taken by the Hungarian government to limit the socio-economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, please consult the section dedicated to Hungary in the IMF’s Policy Tracker platform.
For the information on the local business support scheme and taxation measures established by the Hungarian government to help businesses to deal with the economic impacts of the COVID-19 epidemic on their activity, please consult the website of the National Tax and Customs Administration. Further information can be sourced on the website of the European Commission.
For a general overview of international SME support policy responses to the COVID-19 outbreak refer to the OECD's SME Covid-19 Policy Responses document.
You can also consult the World Bank's Map of SME-Support Measures in Response to COVID-19.
For the up-to-date information on possible support plans for exporters in Hungary, please consult the website of the state-owned Hungarian Export-Import Bank (EXIM). Furthermore, the government of Hungary launched a new export funding and investment promotion program.
The European Commission adopted a Temporary Framework for State aid measures to support the economy in the COVID-19 outbreak, which enables short-term export credit insurance to be provided by the State where needed.
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