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Budapest's famous 102-year-old thermal baths reopen

03:10 Budapest's famous Gellert Baths has reopened after six months, just as Hungary's borders were once again closed.A large portion of its visitors are usually foreign tourists and t

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Hungary introduces COVID-19 'traffic light' system for new arrivals

00:55 Hungary introduced tough new rules on Wednesday for both Hungarian citizens and foreign nationals entering the country in a bid to prevent a second wave of COVID-19.Each country

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Budapest's thermal baths reopen after longest closure in history

02:16 Two of Budapest's famous thermal bath complexes have reopened four months after the COVID-19 pandemic forced their closure.For locals, it's a welcome return to normality and a ch

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Budapest orchestra makes its music heard in lockdown

02:33 Concerts in Budapest may have stopped under coronavirus restrictions but the show has carried on thanks to creative thinking with classical music brought to people's homes.The Bu

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Hungary signs $2.1bn loan with China for Budapest-to-Belgrade railway

The rail link between Budapest and Belgrade is set to open up Europe for China. CGTN Hungary has signed a loan agreement with China that sets in motion Europe's first major Belt Road Initiativ

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Struggling Hungarian wineries see light at the end of the tunnel

01:40 Hungary's wine makers are among those hardest hit by the travel and movement restrictions imposed in the country as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.Just a half-hour drive from

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Hungarian hospital sends 80-year-old home to free-up beds

Lilla Szeleczki' s mother is an 80-year-old with dementia, chronic pneumonia and a kidney tumor and was sent home from hospital. /CGTN Europe As Budapest, the epicenter of the COVID-19 crisis

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Why bike couriers are vital in Hungary's lockdown

Among the heroes to emerge during the coronavirus pandemic in Hungary are bicycle couriers, who are helping to deliver face masks to home-bound citizens and food to the homeless. 02:30

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Hungary's gun industry booming as people panic amid pandemic

01:45 First it was supermarkets, and now gun shops in Hungary are reporting a boost in customers as the coronavirus pandemic worsens.A license is required to own live ammunition weapon

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Free app will alert all previous passers-by if you later test positive

02:57 A Hungarian web developer has created a free app to let people infected by COVID-19 inform everyone they've come into contact with – even strangers.VirusContact uses Bluetooth to

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Hungary's Orban warns the country faces 'bankruptcy' over COVID-19

Viktor Orban has written off the country's tourist season. /Michal Cizek /AFP The Hungarian budget needs to be redrawn to offset the impact of COVID-19 and the outbreak will cause the tourist