FILE PHOTO: Tourists queue to enter the Louvre as staff closed the museum during a staff meeting on the coronavirus epidemic, in Paris, France, March 2, 2020. REUTERS / Benoit Tessier
PARIS (Reuters) – The Louvre in Paris reopened on Wednesday after being forced to close for three days as staff went out saying they were concerned about the capture of the coronavirus by visitors.
The museum had been closed since Sunday, staff exercising their right to stay at home under French law which allows workers to leave their work if they fear a clear and imminent danger to their health or safety.
“The Louvre museum is open,” he said on his website.
The Louvre, which claims to be the most visited museum in the world with nearly 10 million visitors per year, presented to staff on Wednesday a plan to prevent coronavirus infections.
The coronavirus epidemic, which originated in China, has spread to more than 70 countries on five continents and has killed more than 3,000 people worldwide. In France, there have been more than 200 confirmed infections and four deaths.
Report by Bertrand Boucey; Written by Geert De Clercq; Editing by Alexander Smith
