For the Orbán government, the coronavirus epidemic is a boon. He takes advantage of the health crisis suffered by several European countries to once again mount the Hungarians against one of his favorite scapegoats: migrants, whom he accuses of carrying the disease.
"External danger"
Also, the chief executive redoubles measures to limit the risk beyond its borders. Refoulement of people arriving from Italy, Iran, China or South Korea, suspension of visa applications for Iranians, blocking of asylum applications at the Serbian border ... Viktor Orbán barricades Hungary in the face of dangers necessarily from abroad.
However, his statements are not surprising in light of his previous positions. This time, "they fit perfectly into the government narrative presenting the epidemic as an 'external danger'", according to the opposition website 24.hu.
A sarcasm to which the pro-power media respond, approving the firmness of the executive: "The safety and health of the Hungarians are at stake," they say.