Visitors wear masks as Cologne museum reopens

A museum in Cologne reopened on Tuesday as restrictions imposed since March are loosened, allowing Germans to visit some public s.

Though social distancing measures are still enforced, authorities agreed last week to reopen playgrounds, churches and cultural institutions such as museums and zoos, that have been shuttered due to pandemic.

Museum Ludwig in Cologne reopened on provisos that staff and visitors wear face masks and ticket office and is separated from visitors by glass panels.

Distance markings are placed across museum floors to help visitors maintain a safe distance.

total number of visitors may t exceed 400 persons at any one time and security staff makes sure that t too many visitors are in same area of museum, according to a museum press release.

Germany has registered over 167,000 cases of coronavirus and 6,993 deaths, according to figures from Johns Hopkins University tally.

On Monday he of country's disease control centre said re would be a second wave of coronavirus infections, but that nation was well-prepared to deal with it.