FILE PHOTO: A display shows the departure time of a train of Swiss train operator SBB from Zurich to Milan, Italy, as the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) continues, at the central station in Zurich, Switzerland December 8, 2020. REUTERS/Arnd Wiegmann
ZURICH (Reuters) - Rail connections between Italy and Switzerland will no longer be halted due to concerns about the spread of the new coronavirus, the Italian transport ministry said on Wednesday.
All cross-border trains between the two countries had been due to be stopped from Thursday because rail personnel did not have enough capacity to carry out COVID-19 safety checks ordered by the Italian government.
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