Roll up, roll up: Hungarian circus beats virus by becoming safari park


  • World
  • Wednesday, 20 May 2020

People sit in a car as the Hungarian National Circus opens a drive-in Safari Park during the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in Szada, Hungary May 19, 2020. REUTERS/Bernadett Szabo

SZADA, Hungary (Reuters) - Like many business owners, Jozsef Richter has had to shut his circus during Hungary's lockdown to help curb the spread of the coronavirus, but he has found another way of entertaining visitors while respecting social distancing rules.

People can now see around 100 circus animals from the comfort of their own cars in his Szada Safari Park, which opened its gates on Wednesday. The five-acre park is a short drive east of Budapest.

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