Confusion continued for rail
passengers in Italy on Monday, with the coronavirus-linked
restrictions applied differently for various types of trains.
At the weekend, Health Minister Roberto Speranza signed an order
stopping Italy's high-speed trains running at full capacity,
after companies started selling all their available seats as one
set of social-distancing rules elapsed.
But Speranza decided that the high-speed trains must keep to the
50% capacity limit, leading companies to having to cancel many
tickets and give refunds.
Furthermore, the available seats for tickets from Milan to
southern Italy next weekend have almost all sold out already.
However, Lombardy, the Italian region worst-hit by COVID-19, has
said that it is continuing with its ordinance allowing regional
trains to run at full capacity.
Regional Transport Chief Claudia Terzi said she was confidence
the regions would be able to trash out an agreement with central
government for the rules for rail passengers at a meeting on
Thursday.
Piedmont Transport Chief Marco Gabusi, meanwhile, said that it
has not been possible to uphold social distancing on trains in
the region around Turin since July 10.
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