Hungary’s healthcare system to reopen from Monday

There will be no time limits in ambulant or general patient care from Monday as the decree limiting care to four patients an hour will be withdrawn, the minister said.

For special care, appointments must still be made by phone, and healthcare institutions will still have to do pre-triage and control suspicious cases using PCR tests, Kásler added.

As soon as Parliament decides to lift the emergency lockdown, healthcare workers will be allowed to travel abroad just any other Hungarian citizen, Kásler said.

Answering a question, the minister said Hungary’s healthcare system will be able to catch up in about two months regarding postponed treatments.

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