While new cases of coronavirus were confirmed Tuesday in France, the French are "invited" to postpone as far as possible their trips to the regions of Italy most affected by the epidemic of new coronavirus, said Tuesday the Secretary of State for Transport, Jean-Baptiste Djebbari.
"Those who actually planned to go to the areas most affected and who can (...) postpone their trip are obviously invited to do so," he said on Franceinfo radio.
French SNCF controllers no longer go to Italy
French SNCF controllers working on the Paris-Milan TGV line no longer go to Italy, but descend to the border where they are relayed by their Italian colleagues, the company said on Tuesday, explaining this decision by the progression of the coronavirus in the peninsula.