Subject: COVID-19: International travel - The case of Hungary
From: Lajos Kovács <[email-masked]>
To: Lika Gamgebeli <[email-masked]>
Cc: Ketevan Goginashvili <[email-masked]>, Tamar Gabunia <[email-masked]>
Date: Fri, 31 Jul 2020 11:11:00 +0000

Dear Lika,

It was good to talk to you earlier today.

As I briefly introduced the current system in Hungary, please find below the links to the recently published information and legislation regarding international travel and testing/quarantine protocols in force since 15 July 2020.

1. Information by the National Public Health Centre (in English):

https://www.nnk.gov.hu/index.php/koronavirus-tajekoztato/740-the-restrictive-measures-regarding-the-access-to-hungary-have-come-into-force

2. Information by the International Communications Office, Cabinet Office of the Prime Minister (in Englsih):

http://abouthungary.hu/news-in-brief/here-are-the-new-international-travel-restrictions-relating-to-countries-classified-as-green-yellow-and-red/

3. Legislation published in the Official Journal (in Hungarian):

http://www.kozlonyok.hu/kozlonyok/Kozlonyok/12/PDF/2020/41.pdf

According to the latest amendment to the above system, the tests are not free of charge after 1 August 2020 (please refer to the attachment; sorry for Hungarian version only)

Best wishes,

Lajos