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February 24, 2020 The Fs Italiane Group, in compliance with the measures approved by the Council of Ministers with the Decree Law on the containment and management of the epidemiological emergency from Covid-2019, has activated special procedures to ensure the management of situations attributable to possible cases of Covid-2019 on board both medium and long-distance trains (Frecce, InterCity, InterCity Notte) and regional trains, in favor of the maximum safety of people traveling and first-line staff of the operating companies.

In particular, Trenitalia has issued a protocol to staff in contact with travelers and has ordered:
• installation of hand sanitizer dispenser on the train;
• delivery of appropriate protective equipment to staff (masks with filter, disposable gloves);
• the enhancement of disinfectant cleaning activities on board the trains of the Trenitalia fleet (Frecce, InterCity, InterCity Notte and regional trains);
• the dissemination of the Ministry of Health vademecum through leaflets and on the monitors of regional trains and arrows; where there are no monitors the dissemination of announcements to passengers on board the train;
• the communication to travelers, through Trenitalia's information channels and sales systems, of the cancellation to all trains of the stop at the Codogno and Casalpusterlengo stations as prepared by the competent Authorities;
• the definition, in progress, of terms and procedures for the reimbursement of bonuses for those who renounce travel for all types of tickets purchased.

To minimize the probability of exposure to the infection, the Fs Italiane Group, in addition to advising its staff, as an optimal behavioral procedure, to consult a doctor and stay at home if suffering from flu symptoms has issued, as a precautionary measure and until persistence of the state of medical emergency, special and detailed provisions for employees.