China News Service, August 2 According to Euronet, citing a report from Eunice News Agency on the 2nd, Italian railway companies and land transport companies have issued announcements a few days ago that they will gradually relax restrictions on passenger capacity and allow all staff to carry passengers. This move was strongly opposed by the Ministry of Health and experts. The Italian Ministry of Health issued a temporary decree on August 1 requiring public transportation companies to ensure safe social distancing among passengers.
According to reports, according to the announcement of Trenitalia and Italo, from August 1st, Italian high-speed train seats will be fully open to passengers. On the same day, Italian railway stations, Internet ticketing systems and ticketing outlets have begun to sell tickets to passengers at a 100% attendance rate.
The new anti-epidemic law of the Lombardy region of Italy stipulates that from September 10, commuter trains, buses, trams, and subways will be allowed to carry passengers with full capacity, and passengers not exceeding 50% of the seat capacity will be allowed to stand on the bus, but all Passengers must wear masks.
Italian Prime Minister Conte signed a traffic decree on July 15, which stipulates that high-speed trains can appropriately relax restrictions on passenger capacity when certain conditions are met.
The decree stipulates that, first, passengers should perform thermal scans and temperature tests before getting on the bus; second, passengers must fill in a self-declaration to ensure that they have not had contact with positive patients; third, all passengers must wear masks and change them every 4 hours A new mask.
On the first day that the Italian high-speed train lifted restrictions on passenger capacity, it immediately met with strong dissatisfaction from the medical community and caused concerns from all walks of life. Franco Locatelli, chairman of the Italian Higher Health Commission, said that the railway company’s decision was shocking and needs to be reconsidered; the Lazio Regional Health Bureau pointed out that the railway department’s approach was to convey the wrong information on epidemic prevention to the public .
On the afternoon of the 1st local time, the Italian Minister of Health Roberto Speranza (Roberto Speranza) solicited the opinions of experts and the government cabinet, the Ministry of Health immediately issued a decree requiring railway companies to maintain a safe social distance for passengers. And again, it is mandatory to maintain social distancing and wear masks, and any unit must strictly abide by the law.
In response, the Italian Minister of Infrastructure and Transport Paola De Micheli said that the Ministry of Transport would urge the railway sector to work out a new passenger transport plan around August 7. And stop selling tickets for all staff, and the tickets that have been sold will be coordinated by the railway company. (Boyuan)