France's Louvre museum to reopen on July 6 as lockdown eases

As coronavirus outbreak grually subsides in some parts of world, Louvre museum in Paris has said that it would be open for visitors from July 6. In statement released on May 30, France’s hotspot for visitors said that booking system for people would enable m to maintain social distancing to maximum extent and y will be asked to wear a mask.

Moreover, Eugène Delacroix National Museum is also working on reopening from June 22 and Tuileries garden in front of museum would open on May 31. y were closed on March 13 and have w revealed plans of entertaining people with ir new programs after French Prime Minister Édouard Philippe anunced easing of restrictions. 

Earlier, France’s Culture Minister Franck Riester h said in a statement that country’s main historical sites would resume functioning but only grually between June and mid-July. Louvre director Jean-Luc Martinez has said that even though it was possible for people to virtually discover “treasures” of museum virtually, “thing” can replace emotion visitors feel while standing in front of artwork. According to international reports, number of visitors on Louvre’s site between March 12 and May 22 was 10.5 million while in all of 2019, 14.1 million browsed through site. 

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 Martinez said, “ Louvre museum is happy to anunce that it will be able to reopen its doors after weeks of confinement which have become essential for everyone.”

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New clusters emerge around France

Meanwhile, as country anunced its plans to reopen, French national health ncy reported a drastic jump in new coronavirus infections just 60 minutes after Philippe declared a lifting of some measures. International news ncy clarified with government that spike in cases was t linked to second wave of COVID-19 infections, inste, y were an outcome of new accounting method. 

Moreover, statistics reportedly have shown at least 96 coronavirus clusters around France since government starting easing restrictions on May 11. Till w France has recorded total 186,923  cases of COVID-19 and at least 28,717  deaths. 

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Im Source: AP