Budapest Zoo Reopens Petting Areas After Disease Lockdown

Budapest Zoo Reopens Petting Areas after Disease Lockdown

Budapest Zoo has officially reopened several popular areas to the public following the removal of safety measures introduced in March to prevent the spread of foot-and-mouth disease. According to a statement released on Tuesday, guests can once again enter the petting zoo and the Australian Walk, where they can interact with animals such as kangaroos. Since 10 March the petting zoo had been closed to visitors, who could only observe animals like…

With the end of Tuesday the last restricted zones in Burgenland and Lower Austria fall.

As of Friday, checks and disinfection of trucks at the border with Slovakia will end due to foot and mouth disease. This was announced at a press conference by the Minister of Agriculture Marek Výborný. The latest outbreak of the disease occurred in Hungary more than a month ago.

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Small border crossings in Burgenland are open again. The costs of the measures are not yet to be quantified.

The Austrian authorities have lifted restrictions due to foot-and-mouth disease, so border crossings can be used again without disruption, and previous restrictions will be eliminated, as will queues and congestion.