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Hungary Allocates Over HUF 8 Billion For Coronavirus Response

• 11 Mar 2020 5:55 AM
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The Hungarian government has allocated over eight billion forints (EUR 23.8m) for the response to the coronavirus outbreak, the government information centre said.

The operative board, which has been coordinating the defence against the Covid-19 outbreak since February, is to dispose over the money, the statement said.

The government is providing all support possible to ensure all protective measures are in place, the statement said.

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