On coronavirus– False alarm paralyzed train traffic between Italy and Austria for several hours on Sunday evening. The Austrian authorities stopped two Eurocitys on the way from Venice to Munich at the Brenner.
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Reason: One of the trains had two German women on board who had a fever and severe cough. However, according to the Austrian Ministry of the Interior in Verona, they were tested negative for the virus. Before the journey continued shortly before midnight, the approximately 500 passengers – most of them from Germany and Austria – were put together in one of the two trains. The people had to wait for hours at the burner. During this time they were fed by the Austrian Federal Railways (ÖBB).
The Eurocity 1288 reached the main train station in early Monday morning Munich, Numerous passengers – some with face masks – left the train. The Brenner is the most important railway line from Italy to Germany.
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The Italian state railway company informed ÖBB about the possible cases on Sunday. At this point, part of the train had already been isolated. The Austrian authorities insisted that two doctors go on board.
A long-distance train from Nice to Moscow was also affected by the interim blockage of train traffic via the Brenner Pass. According to the ÖBB, it was rerouted via another route. A regional express from Austria to Italy returned in the evening.
Trains between Germany and Italy are scheduled to run on Monday
The Deutsche Bahn assumes that train traffic with Italy will continue as planned this Monday. A spokesman for the company said on Sunday evening in Berlin.
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Italy had previously announced drastic measures such as restricted areas stop the rapid spread of the Sars-CoV-2 virus, Several municipalities in northern Italy have been cordoned off to prevent the virus from spreading to the economic metropolis of Milan, the tourist center of Venice and other regions. The Venice Carnival, like all sporting events, will be canceled, regional president Luca Zaia announced. Museums and schools in the entire Veneto region are to remain closed until March 1st. The carnival should have run until Tuesday.
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The number of people infected was more than 150 on Sunday evening, making Italy the country with the highest number of confirmed patients in Europe. Most came from Lombardy, where ten municipalities in the province of Lodi were declared restricted areas. The death toll rose to three,
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