Austria Bans all Trains from Italy due to Coronavirus
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Austria has denied entry to a train from Italy on suspicion that two travelers might be infected with the coronavirus, the interior ministry said on Sunday.
βTonight a train on its way from Venice to Munich was stopped at the Austrian border,β the interior ministry said.
The Italian State Railways had informed Austrian train operator OBB that there were two people with fever symptoms on the train, the ministryβs statement said. The train was now waiting at the Brenner Pass on Italian territory. βThe further procedure is currently being discussed together with the Italian authorities.β.
Italy is battling with an explosion of coronavirus cases, which rose on Saturday to more than 150, with three deaths. The government has closed off the worst-hit areas in the northern regions of Lombardy and Veneto.
Austriaβs interior minister said earlier on Sunday that a coronavirus task force will meet on Monday to discuss whether to introduce border controls with Italy.
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