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Czech, Polish and Slovak citizens may enter Hungary with a negative COVID-19 test if they have made reservations before October 6 at commercial lodgings in the country up to October 31, the last day the decree is in force.

V4 nationals were allowed the same exemption from early September, after the blanket ban on entry by foreigners was introduced.

That exemption was criticized by European Union authorities for discriminating against nationals from other member states, but Hungaryʼs government justified the measure citing the close degree of cooperation concerning pandemic defense measures among the V4.