PM Orban: Hungary to close schools starting Monday

Hungary will close all schools starting on Monday to combat the new coronavirus. Prime Minister Viktor Orban announced on Friday night in a video posted on the government's Facebook page that classes will be held for students only through distance learning, so they will be able to remain at home.

Hungary already suspended university classes earlier this week.

Orban said the government had set up a number of action groups to deal with different problem areas, including one tasked with restarting the economy after the crisis.

"We are expecting that the economy will soon stop and we have to restart it, for which government decisions will be needed," Orban said.

Orban added that Israel had been added to the list of countries whose citizens were not allowed to enter the country.

A  travel ban was already in effect for Iran, Italy, China and South Korea.

Hungarian citizens returning from Israel will have to be quarantined for two weeks.