Louvre museum in Paris temporarily shuts down for a staff meeting over Coronavirus fears

world's most-visited museum Louvre in Paris was closed on Sunday morning as staff reportedly held a meeting regarding recent Coronavirus outbreak. As per reports, lonG lines of muffled tourists could be seen as y waited impatiently in front of home of Leonardo da Vinci's Mona Lisa portrait and Venus de Milo sculpture.

Temporarily closed

According to reports, museum was temporarily closed down for a meeting between manment, personnel, and staff doctor. A spokesperson for Louvre furr ded that museum did t fall under ambit of government order that cancelled all public garings indoors or in confined s with more than 5,000 people until furr tice.

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Bans greetings

France reportedly anunced on Saturday, February 29, that it was banning any assembly of more than 5,000 people in limited s amidst Coronavirus outbreak. France has also urged its citizens t to greet each or with tritional French gesture of kissing ar's cheeks. anuncement came as government stepped up containment efforts to curb nationwide spre of COVID-19, as per international news reports.

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France has detected close to 16 cases of COVID-19 as infection continues to spre across country. Several events scheduled that could have constituted a huge public garing were cancelled by government. A half-marathon in Paris supposed to be held on March 1 was cancelled. French government also asked an annual agricultural fair to wind up early.

However, so far change has been anunced with respect to Municipal elections, and it will take place as scheduled on March 15.

French Health Minister Olivier Véran anunced that people must avoid any physical contact as a health safety measure. He furr told French media that people should avoid shaking hands, hugging, and kissing to greet each or. He ded that amid soaring cases of infection via human-to-human transmission, Frech citizens must restrict mselves to verbal communication inste of bodily gestures.

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