Hungary’s Foreign Minister Tests Positive for Coronavirus

Hungarian Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto (L) talks with Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen (R) during a meeting at Peace Palace in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, on Nov. 3, 2020. Pool Photo via AP

BANGKOK—Hungary’s minister of foreign affairs and trade tested positive for the coronavirus after arriving in Thailand for an official visit, Thai and Hungarian officials said Wednesday.

Thai Health Minister Anutin Charnvirakul said Peter Szijjarto and his 12-member delegation were tested after their arrival Tuesday from Cambodia, but only the foreign minister was found to be infected.