Long-distance trains from today Frecciargento and Frecciarossa of Trenitalia and Italo they can travel 100% of the places. According to the two transport companies, the conditions set by the dpcm of 14 July have been fulfilled. But the Scientific Technical Committee is “very concerned about this decision”. For this reason, there may already be government intervention in the next few hours. Full-capacity trains are “very concerned”, say sources from the government’s Scientific and Technical Committee, pointing out that the decision was made “without having received the Committee’s opinion”. On Thursday, a request for evaluation of the new high-speed train plan was sent by MIT, but the meeting that took place in the afternoon did not mention it. The issue is on the agenda of the meeting scheduled for Thursday 7 August. And that will be an opportunity, the sources still underline, to express a “decisive opposition” to the choice made. The government ready to intervene, it could change in the next few hours in light of the new indications which will be published inlast dpcm.
Meanwhile in Lombardy the number of people who will be able to board public transport, i.e. trains, buses, trams and metros, increases. In the new ordinance of the Region Lombardia relating to the rules against the diffusion of coronavirus in force from tomorrow to 10 September there are news regarding access to public transport where it is always mandatory to wear a mask or suitable clothing to cover the nose and mouth. For long distance local public transport vehicles is allowedoccupation of 100% of seats and 50% of standing places; the same for metropolitan vehicles, urban buses and trams and for trains used for regional public transport rail services.
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