Ryanair canceled a series of flights to Italy – Milan also affected

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Until at least the beginning of April: Ryanair canceled a series of flights to Italy – Milan also affected

The Irish low-cost airline Ryanair continues to cut flight schedules to and from Italy due to the novel corona pathogen. The airline said the greatly reduced offer from late Thursday evening (midnight) to 8 April, in Dublin on Monday.

Are concerned international flights to and from Bergamo, Malpensa, Venice, Parma, Rimini and Treviso. From late Tuesday evening to April 8th will also be all domestic flights to and from Bergamo, Malpensa, Parma and Treviso discontinued.

Ryanair responds to Italian emergency

The measures are a reaction to the Italian government's precautionary measures, according to Ryanair. All affected passengers had been informed of the changes.

Italy has the highest number of proven Covid 19 deaths after China. The Lombardy region and 14 other provinces have been declared restricted areas. There are nearly 10,000 infected and over 460 dead in the country.

Tips from the Federal Foreign Office

  • From trips to the Lombardy regions, the provinces of Modena, Parma, Piacenza, Reggio Emilia and Rimini in Emilia-Romagna, the provinces of Pesaro and Urbino in Marche, the provinces of Padua, Treviso and Venice in Veneto such as Asti, Alessandria, Novara, Verbano-Cusio-Ossola and Vercelli in Piedmont is currently discouraged.
  • From unnecessary trips to the autonomous Province of Bolzano-South Tyrol in the region of Trentino-South Tyrol and the other provinces of Emilia-Romagna (provinces of Bologna, Ferrara, Forli-Cesena, Ravenna) is currently also discouraged.
  • Limit travel in and to Italy to what is absolutely necessary.
  • If you have planned a trip, please inquire with the tour operator or the airline whether this can still be carried out.

(Source: Federal Foreign Office)

Around 60 million Italians are said to be staying at home

In Italy, the approximately 60 million inhabitants are said to have been staying at home since Tuesday because of the spread of coronavirus. The government in Rome had extended the closures previously imposed in the north of the country to Monday night. According to the new rules, people are only allowed to leave their home for a few reasons. Exceptions are shopping when you have to go to work, doctor visits or the help of old or sick relatives. Visiting friends or walking in other places is prohibited. Cinemas and theaters are closed nationwide. Shops, bars and restaurants are only open to a limited extent.

There is no time to waste to curb the spread of the virus, Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte said on Monday evening. However, international train and flight connections as well as local public transport should not be stopped.

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The closure of all schools, universities and kindergartens across the country was extended from mid-March to at least early April. For weeks, the country has been fighting the rapidly increasing number of people infected and dead from Covid-19 lung disease.

The hospitals in the particularly affected areas in the north, for example in Lombardy, are at the limit, places in the intensive care units are scarce. The spread of the new corona virus was first noticed in February. However, the virus has probably been in the country for some time.

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