Hungary’s foreign minister has tested positive for Covid-19 in Thailand, shortly after flying in from a meeting with Cambodian leader Hun Sen.

Peter Szijjarto, who has been visiting South-East Asian countries, is asymptomatic but has been sent to Thailand’s Bamrasnaradura Infectious Diseases Institute. He will be evacuated by plane later today, while the rest of his 12-member delegation, who were not found to be infected, will travel in a separate aircraft.

Szijjarto, 42, had arrived in Thailand following a one-day visit to Cambodia, where he met with prime minister Hun Sen, 68, as well as foreign minister Prak Sokhonn. In photographs of their meetings, Szijjarto and Hun Sen were not wearing masks.

Hungary is seen by Cambodia’s strongman leader as an ally within Europe. During the visit, Szijjarto opened a satellite office of Hungary’s embassy in neighbouring Vietnam and signed economic cooperation agreements.

The Hungarian news agency MTI, reported that that Szijjarto had tested negative before leaving last month for his Asian tour.

Cambodia has escaped the worst of the coronavirus pandemic, recording fewer than 300 cases and no fatalities. Hungary, which has reported more than 2,000 deaths and almost 91,000 cases, recently announced the closure of bars, and a night-time curfew to curb a rise in infection.

 

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