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Added on the 01/03/2020 16:26:00 - Copyright : AFPTV - First images
The Louvre in Paris, the world's most visited museum, continues to turn tourists away as staff refuse to work because of coronavirus fears. The Louvre, near the banks of the Seine river in central Paris, received 9.6 million visitors last year, most of them foreigners including Americans, Chinese and Europeans. IMAGES
The Louvre museum in Paris reopens to the public after management take steps to allay fears over the spread of the coronavirus, which had sparked a staff protest. IMAGES
At 9am sharp, the president-director of the Louvre, Jean-Luc Martinez, welcomes the first visitors for the reopening of the Paris museum, after six months of closure due to the Covid-19 pandemic. As with all museums, the rule of 8 m2 per visitor is applied. IMAGES
Washington DC, Nov 24 (EFE/EPA).- The largest museum institution in the United States, the Smithsonian Institution, announced Nov. 19 that its Washington museums and zoo will be closed again until further notice due to the spike in COVID-19 cases. (Camera: WILL OLIVER).B-ROLL OF THE SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION'S MUSEUMS CLOSING DUE TO THE SPIKE OF THE COVID-19 CASES IN WASHINGTON DC, US.
Paris, Oct 6 (EFE/EPA).- Paris authorities ordered a 15-day closure of bars and many cafes across the city starting from Tuesday due to the spike of the COVID-19 infections.Restaurants can still operate under stricter health controls. (Camera: MOHAMMED BADRA).B-ROLL OF RESTAURANTS, CAFES AND BARS IN PARIS, FRANCE.