Phase two begins in Italy, that of coexistence with the coronavirus. 4.4 million people return to work on this Monday of the first easing of the lockdown. The chronicle from the cities.
Milan 9 am, little traffic in the metro stations - The streets of Milan, where cars have returned, have changed, compared to how they used to see them in recent weeks, even if to a lesser extent than was feared for the beginning of Phase 2. Around 9:00 cars are seen again at the end of some traffic lights and the car horns are heard when you do not start immediately again in the green. "Volumes still light - explain to ANSA from the Local Police operations center - but the avenues of flow between the Fair and the Monumental, with the arrival of traffic from the north in Piazzale Kennedy, junction at the entrance from the A4 and A8 / A9 motorways , they are very lively. There is traffic all over the Lombard capital but at the moment it is flowing, no problems ". Few passengers on surface vehicles, buses and trams, and regular influx in metro stations.
About 100 in a row ordered for Milan-Naples train - A row of a hundred people was created at the Central Station of Milan to pass the checks before accessing the 7.10 train, the first of the three Frecciarossa trains connecting the city with Rome and they end in Naples. It was an orderly and spaced row that was created for the attention of the staff to verify the motivations of the passengers and to control the temperature. The train then left with only 4 minutes of delay and without any problems. At the moment, it does not appear that anyone has been rejected at the controls.
Sala, situation largely under control - "The situation is largely under control this morning". So the mayor of Milan, Giuseppe Sala, commented on the first hours of the departure in the city regarding public transport in the video on social media shot from the room of the Atm operations center. "Which will lead us to even greater attention in the coming days. - he added - The concern for the restart was there and the service was good but above all the Milanese behaved very diligently".
Turin awakens in traffic, rush hour returns - Turin has awakened in traffic: cars have returned to whizzing in large quantities through the streets of the historic center. Marking the difference compared to the pre-Coronavirus era are the shops, which remain closed with the exception of the minimarkets and a few bars and cafes that practice food delivery. Most passersby on the street wear masks. Runners and dog owners wasted no time and immediately set foot in the Valentino Park.
Rome, on the buses with the mask and spaced - On the bus in the mask and remotely. At Termini station very few Frecce in circulation. Many travelers say that there were few people on board so it is easy to keep your distance. On regional trains there are no stickers on the seats, provided instead on the arrows. For some, the problem is' on arrival in Rome, as told by a real estate agent who must necessarily take the metro to reach the office. "This worries me a little, it is the first day that I return to work after two months, I am a little afraid but I cannot do otherwise".
In Rome lined up in the takeaway coffee bars - Ordered files in the bars of central Rome, which today after the lockdown have reopened their doors. In the larger rooms real paths have been equipped where the customer enters, pays, withdraws the coffee and immediately leaves with his plastic cup. There was no lack of complaints about the expectations of those who had only a few minutes off from work. In many rooms disinfectants are supplied at the entrance and in some cases gloves are also provided.
Minister De Micheli at Termini station checks tpl start - This morning from 8 to 8.45 the Minister of infrastructure and transport Paola De Micheli went to Termini station in Rome to realize the actual situation of local public transport on the first day of the Phase 2. To go to work, at the ministry in Porta Pia, the minister got on the 90 express bus wearing the mask and respecting the rules of social distancing.
Venice half empty, there are no tourists - First day of phase 2 ordered, but without any tourist for Venice, which sees work start again but without the vital tourist sector. The Calatrava bridge, which connects Piazzale Roma to the station, is also passed through but without the usual tourists with trolley.
Florence returns to revive, traffic but without chaos - Florence returns to revive after the lockdown without chaotic situations or gatherings. On city streets there is more traffic than in previous days, although certainly not at the levels before the blockade for Coronavirus. The Santa Maria Novella station where commuters meet again and 'there are many more people than just the past weeks,' regional life has also increased '.
In Naples very timid recovery - It is a very timid recovery that of Naples, where this morning the center of the city looks like that of a day in the middle of August. Many businesses that have preferred not to reopen given the ban on counter sales and limitations on customer access. Traffic was more sustained than in the past few days. In Piazza Trieste and Trento the Gambrinus Bar is closed, which has joined the protest of the Chiaia traders. A sign saying "#Io non riapropro", the hashtag of the protest launched in recent days, is posted on the windows.
Return to the factory in Naples, fears of Whirlpool - There are those who have never stopped production, such as the aerospace sector, those who reopened last Monday 27 April, such as the Whirlpool in via Argine and those who restart the engines as at Fca di Pomigliano (Naples) where, a hundred test drivers have been joining the maintenance workers since this morning. Therefore, the 'tranquility' of the FCA, where the assembly lines are still standing, is contrasted by the 'operation' of Whirlpool, whose employees before the recovery participated in a training course by receiving a kit with detergent, gloves and masks. "The climate in via Argine? On the one hand - says Italy Orofino, a worker of the Whirlpool plant - there is the concern of returning to a covid-19 situation that is still not peaceful, on the other there is fear, even greater , to lose their job, because the company still continues to say that on October 31 in Naples it stops producing. But we will not give up, we will decide what actions to put in place to make our voice heard, always respecting the government protocol. "
Phase 2: 30 more workers returned to Fca Pomigliano - Slow recovery of activities in the Fca plant in Pomigliano d'Arco where this morning, for the first shift, they crossed the gates, together with the workers who had returned to the molding department last week, also one thirty employees in the reliability department. There will be about ninety blue reliability suits that will work in three shifts until May 7, when another 55 workers, always divided over the three shifts, will join the colleagues who have already returned.
In Bari more traffic, half-empty buses and taxi drivers 'disappointed' - The increase in the traffic of private vehicles is the thing that is most noticeable in Bari on the first day of easing the measures of the lockdown. At the exit of the train station the taxi drivers are disappointed: "We are here from 5 in the morning but we haven't had a client, nothing has changed and it seems that trains from the North do not arrive today. Since March we are only losing money, we no longer have a lira. " Inside the station, however, the distance meters appeared on the floor but there are not many people arriving or waiting to take a train.
Cars increase in A1, more vehicles to the south - Traffic on the A1 has increased compared to the last few days in the section that connects Lombardy and Emilia, that is in the area most affected by the Coronavirus. The passage of vehicles intensified in particular in a southerly direction.
