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People line up at the Louvre Museum as the staff closed the museum during a staff meeting about coronavirus Photograph: Gonzalo Fuentes/Reuters

The Louvre museum in Paris shut on Sunday afternoon, leaving visitors queueing up outside in the rain as staff and management held a meeting about coronavirus. A spokesperson for the museum said it was expected to open after the meeting, held with the staff doctor.

Museums are not covered by government instructions for venues or events with more than 5,000 in a confined space to close until further notice.