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Coronavirus: train on the way to Munich stopped – two Germans with symptoms – surprising turnaround

A train with two German women who showed symptoms of coronavirus was stopped on the way from Italy to Munich. Shortly thereafter, Austria responded with a drastic measure.

  • A train coming from Italy on the way to Munich apparently had two Coronavirus suspected cases on board.
  • For fear of coronavirus* was the train on the Austrian-Italian border stopped.
  • Shortly after that responded Austria with a drastic measure.

Update at 11.55 p.m .: Deutsche Bahn expects train traffic with Italy to resume this Monday is going according to plan, A spokesman for the company said on Sunday evening in Berlin. The passengers of the Eurocity 86 from Venice to Munich, who was afraid of the coronavirus had stopped at the Brenner because two German women on board had shown coronavirus symptoms such as fever and cough, had meanwhile entered Eurocity 1288.

This train could continue shortly. The Eurocity 1288 was also stopped at the Brenner, it was also on the way from Venice to Munich. He would be in with a few hours late Munich expected.

Coronavirus: train stopped on the way to Munich – surprising turnaround

Update at 11.35 p.m .: The train that was stopped on the Brenner because of two suspected coronavirus cases is now allowed drive on again, The Austrian authorities gave the green light for Eurocity late Sunday evening Venice on the way to Munich was. This was announced by a spokesman for the Austrian Federal Railways (ÖBB).

At the Munich Central Station there is no sign of the turbulence that the passengers went through on board the Venice train. The scoreboard only indicates that the train will be 70 minutes late.

The scoreboard at Munich Central Station provides information about the delayed train from Venice.

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A colleague from our online editorial team reports from Munich Central Station what a train driver told him: “A train has just arrived that would have gone to Venice. However, he could only drive to Innsbruck and then had to return. ”

Update at 10.45 p.m .: Two German women showed on Sunday Corona virus symptoms in a Eurocity 86 Venice to Munich, The train was stopped on Italian territory at the Brenner border. Austria then stopped the train traffic with the neighboring country Italy via the Brenner Pass. Hundreds of people are currently stuck.

According to the Austrian news agency APA, the two women were diagnosed with severe cough and fever in a hospital in Verona coronavirus examined. However, this was apparently a false alarm – the test found the test to be negative.

First report from February 23, 2020:

Coronavirus: train stopped on the way to Munich – two Germans with symptoms

Munich – A train with two Coronavirus suspected cases on board was on the way from Venice to Munich on Sunday. The Eurocity was at the Brenner border between Austria and Italy stopped. The two German women had a fever – a typical one Coronavirus Symptoms*.

Austrian Interior Minister Karl Nehammer said oe24 according to the fact that the train is currently at the Brenner border station on Italian territory. “We take the situation in Italy very seriously,” said Nehammer.

Coronavirus: train stopped on the way to Munich – hundreds of travelers are stuck

Several hundred train passengerswho were on their way to Munich cannot continue due to the block. According to the Austrian news agency APA, around 300 passengers on board the Eurocity 86 from Venice to Munich stopped on the Italian side. According to the Deutsche Bahn also the Eurocity 1288, which should also go from Venice to Munich, stopped at the Brenner. Regional trains were also stopped. The South Tyrolean civil defense was activated to provide the passengers – mostly Austrians and Germans – with blankets and warm drinks. The passengers could get out because the Italian health authorities would have expressed no restriction of movement.

Drastic measure for fear of coronavirus: Austria stops all train traffic with Italy

Shortly after the incident became known Austria announced on Sunday evening that the train services With Italy, which crosses the Italian-Austrian border crossing at Brenner, is set. This was shared by the Austrian state Railway company ÖBB With. How long the rail traffic will remain suspended is not yet clear, said an ÖBB spokesman in the evening. The Italian state railway company had previously informed ÖBB about the possible cases. At this point, part of the train had already been isolated.

Coronavirus in Italy: 152 sufferers and two deaths

Italy is the country with the highest number of confirmed sufferers in Europe, So far 152 people positive been tested for the virus. Three people died from the virus. Most infected people are in Lombardy. Italy wants to stop the rapid spread of the Sars-CoV-2 coronavirus with drastic measures such as restricted areas. Several communities in northern Italy have been cordoned off to prevent the virus from spreading. The Venice Carnival and all sporting events will be canceled, museums and schools in the entire Veneto region will remain closed until March 1st, announced regional president Luca Zaia. Austria has not yet had an official corona virus case.

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