Hungary Imposes Border Checks, Quarantine to Prevent Spread of Virus

Hungary Imposes Border Checks, Quarantine to Prevent Spread of Virus
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban during the press conference at the Visegrad Group (V4) summit at Lednice Chateau in Lednice, Czech Republic, on June 11, 2020. Gabriel Kuchta/Getty Images
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BUDAPEST—Hungary has imposed new restrictions on cross-border travel as of next Wednesday in order to prevent the spread of the coronavirus after a surge in new cases in several countries, Prime Minister Viktor Orban’s chief of staff said on Sunday.

Hungary lifted most of its lockdown restrictions in May and opened its borders to travellers from European Union states and neighbouring non-EU members.