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Military policemen patrol the Lehel square market in Budapest, Hungary, Sunday, March 29, 2020. Due to the coronavirus outbreak from 28 March a curfew will be imposed on the entire territory of Hungary until 11 April. For two weeks, homes and residences may only be left for work or for essential needs. Grocery stores, drugstores, pharmacies are only open to those who are over 65-years-old between 9 a.m. and noon. (Szilard Koszticsak/MTI via AP)

Military policemen patrol the Lehel square market in Budapest, Hungary, Sunday, March 29, 2020. Due to the coronavirus outbreak from 28 March a curfew will be imposed on the entire territory of Hungary until 11 April. For two weeks, homes and residences may only be left for work or for essential needs. Grocery stores, drugstores, pharmacies are only open to those who are over 65-years-old between 9 a.m. and noon. (Szilard Koszticsak/MTI via AP)

March 30, 2020

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Hungary approves extra government powers, with no end date
March 30, 2020 10:04 a.m.

Hungary approves extra government powers, with no end date

BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) — Hungary's parliament on Monday approved a bill giving Prime Minister Viktor Orban's government extraordinary powers during the coronavirus pandemic, without setting an end date for their expiration.