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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
The banks of the Seine are closed to the public in Paris after an order from the Mayor and the prefect of Police, to prevent the spread of Covid-19. IMAGES
The Louvre in Paris, the world's most visited museum, closes "until further notice" because of the coronavirus. IMAGES