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Both shops and violators will be fined for first-time offenses; shops will be issued warnings for second-time offenses; and third-time offenses will result in shop closures, Orbán said.

Based on feedback from 1.8 million Hungarians who returned national consultation survey forms on pandemic measures, Orbán said people expect government, healthcare, and economic authorities to keep Hungary in a functioning state and not to allow the virus to "cripple" the country or the everyday lives of Hungarians.