ROME — Italy’s state-run railways will operate “Covid-free” high-speed trains on the Rome-Milan route starting next month, its chief executive said Monday.
Gianfranco Battisti hailed the initiative — a European first, according to his company — as a way of reviving travel after more than a year of coronavirus curbs.
“We will introduce a Covid-free train in early April … initially between Rome and Milan,” Battisti said during an event at Rome’s main train station.
All staff and passengers will be tested for coronavirus before boarding “with the help of the Red Cross”, he said.
After the Rome-Milan route, “we will adopt this solution especially for tourist destinations” l…
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