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Dear Fellow Xpat!

Thank you for meeting up with the Xpat Community online here.

Once again this intro brings you the latest 10 +1 trending news stories in the loop about the local Coronavirus situation - this week starting with the extra item: Expats Add Support To 'Feed The Doctor'

1. Cases Rise To 3641, With 473 Deaths So Far

2. Gov't Expects To Give Up Special Powers At End Of May

3. Restrictions Relaxed In Budapest - Here's What's Allowed Now

4. Video: MEPs Say Hungary Must Face Consequences For Covid-19 Law

5. Local Opinion: Government To Terminate Covid-19 State Of Emergency

6. Video: Actors Team Up To Help Deprived Families In Hungary During Lockdown

7. St. János Hospital Reduced Covid-19 Premium Pay For Employees At High-Risk

8. Hungary’s Chief Epidemiologist: Cases Falling, But Caution Still Needed

9. Covid-19 May Have Already Killed 120,000 Jobs In Hungary

10. Most Local Markets Now Open Again

Now we hope you like what's in it for you below.

Yours with best wishes,

Team XpatLoop

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Calendar highlights

Online Workshop: Dealing With Rejection & Breakups

Relationships are a great source of joy and fulfilment, yet at the same time they bring challenges that require a great deal of self-awareness, compassion, assertiveness, and more. You can join this local workshop in English via Zoom.

21 May - Budapest

First Hungarian Web Theatre: Satorinaut

The only real medium is music these days, the organisers say. This is what we trying to do with Satorinaut: Transmitting psychedelic silence, but very loud, through big amps and drums, they explain. Intrigued? Then click this headline for more info.

22 May

Shades Of Indian Classical Raag In Bollywood Songs

Join in for this online lecture by Ajit Pathak, a vocalist, music teacher from India. This 'lec-dem' will focus on shades of Indian classical raag in Bollywood songs and its different aspects...

23 May - Budapest

Tiliana Market & Craft Fair

From 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. this garden in Buda will finally be full of life again. Find everything market & craft related from local producers, including lots of delicacies and beautiful hand-made products.

24 May - 1021 Budapest, Hárshegyi út 1-3.

SUP Budapest: Sunset In The City

You're invited to take advantage of there fact there is not much traffic on the Danube, and paddle to the city centre from Római part, to then enjoy the calm water around Parliament - it's well worth it, we're reliably informed.

25 May - 1039 Budapest, Kossuth Lajos üdülőpart 33.

American Corner Budapest: Online Improvisation Workshop

Improv? Comedy? Theatre? If you want to try any of these, then the American Corner's improv workshops are designed for you. It's a fun, no-pressure introduction to improvised theatre, suitable for any and all personality types.

26 May

Online Kundalini Yoga

Kundalini yoga can help you to understand your real goals: it empowers you to put them into the focus of your life, and break down any walls and taboos that keep you from fulfilling them, we're told

27 May - 1015 Budapest Donáti utca 17.

Specials

Aréna Business Campus Building “A” Awarded Occupancy Permit

"The leasing of Building “A” is in an advanced phase, we have signed lease contracts and letter of intents on nearly 40% of the building", says Zoltán Borbély, Country Director of Atenor Hungary. Click this headline for more info.

Britannica School: From Physical To Virtual Classroom Overnight

As schools closed due to COVID-19, teachers and students at Orbital schools, like Britannica International School in Budapest, have moved seamlessly from the physical classroom to online learning overnight ensuring no gap in their student’s education.

New Social Media Campaign To Revive 'The Power Of Live Events'

Special Effects Ltd In Budapest: "The essence of live events is to meet, feel and experience together. After the long weeks of social distancing and home office work, we all increasingly feel the need to meet people, visit a restaurant or enjoy the atmosphere of events."

Moving Video Shows Everyday Heroes Of Budapest

This powerful video, set amid this pandemic, captures how people in Budapest prove that they are united, helping each other, looking out for one another, acting responsibly during such trying times.

New movies in Budapest