Italy: Huge tailbacks as drivers require negative test to cross Austrian border

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Over 1,000 truck drivers needed to receive a COVID-19 test on Tuesday in Vipiteno, on the Italian border with Austria as new legislation took effect on Sunday.

the Italian government established a testing hub managed by the Italian Civil Defence (Protezione Civile) on the A4 highway in the village of Vipiteno. Truck drivers have to stop there to get tested for free. Once they receive a negative result they can continue to the Brennero border.

The new legislation means that drivers looking to enter Austria from Italy must receive a negative test to enter the country. The Austrian region of Tirol, close to Vipiteno, has seen a rise in confirmed cases of the mutation originating in South Africa. Travel into Germany from Tirol is also limited to HGV drivers with negative tests taken no longer than 48 hours prior.

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