Gergely Gulyás, the head of the Prime Minister’s Office, and Balázs Orbán, his deputy, were placed under quarantine on Wednesday after attending a private event where one of the participants later tested positive for the novel coronavirus, the PM’s Office said on Thursday.
Gulyás tested negative for the virus on Wednesday, the statement said.
The minister will not attend Friday’s government meeting and a regular press conference afterwards unless his second test also comes back negative, it said.
Later, Fidesz’ communication director István Hollik announced that he had contracted the coronavirus. Since then, Minister of Justice Judit Varga also announced on Facebook that she had met with a confirmed coronavirus patient and was placed in official home quarantine and will work from home. Csaba Dióssi, Fidesz mayor of Dunakeszi, also announced that he was a guest at a private event where he met someone later confirmed to be infected with the coronavirus. He was also placed in official home quarantine.
In the featured photo illustration: PMO Head Gergely Gulyás. Photo by Zoltán Balogh/MTI