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Austria greenlighted Germany-Italy corridor for tourists

They can cross the country without stopping

23 May, 20:41
(ANSA) - BOLZANO, MAY 23 - Tourists from Germany and Switzerland can cross Austria to reach Italy. According to the website of the Austrian Interior Ministry, travelers can already cross Austria without stopping. Hermann Gahr, OEVP responsible for relations with South Tyrol, confirmed this decision. "It is a fairy tale that Austria prevents German tourists who want to reach South Tyrol from passing through the country and it was told for a specific purpose," Gahr told the media. In Germany, travel abroad is still not recommended until June 14. The corridor has been in place since the beginning of the coronavirus crisis, to favor the Germans who wanted to return to Germany during the lockdown. At the Brenner the Austrian authorities carried out spot checks to verify that the car's tank would be sufficiently full to travel the 120 kilometers that separate the Italian-Austrian crossing from the German border at Kufstein. Gahr emphasized that Italy still does not allow the inhabitants of South Tyrol to visit their relatives in Austrian Tyrol (without quarantine on their return), whereas this is already possible for those who travel from Tyrol to South Tyrol. (ANSA).

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