Hungarian foreign minister tests positive for COVID-19: reports

Hungarian Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto tested positive for COVID-19, local media reported on Wednesday, adding that the minister, who is on an official visit to Thailand, has no symptoms.

Szijjarto remained in a Bangkok hospital in accordance with Thai regulations for pandemic, but because he has no symptoms, negotiations are underway for him to return to Hungary, said Mate Paczolay, a spokesman for Hungary's Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Economy.

Hungary reported 4,219 new cases on Wednesday, its highest single-day tally so far, with new infections topping 4,000 for the first time. The daily death toll also rose to a record high of 90, bringing the total death toll to 2,063. As of midnight on Tuesday, the government has imposed nationwide curfew from midnight to 5 a.m. and will close bars and entertainment venues to curb the spread of coronavirus.