Chanel and Prada also changed upcoming fashion shows in Asia due to health safety precautions
“The risk is very, very, very great,” he continued.Sacristin said that staffers also expressed concern over Italian museum workers who were visiting to collect works by Leonardo da Vinci that were loaned to the Louvre for a special exhibition. Italy has been the hardest-hit country in Europe so far, reporting a 50 percent jump in cases in just 24 hours and a current death toll of at least 34.
The Louvre hasn’t currently reported any cases of the virus among its 2,300 workers, but Sacristin said, “it’s only a question of time.”Louis Vuitton is still planning to host its fall/winter 2020 show at the Louvre’s famed Cour Carrée courtyard on Tuesday night. The brand has been sharing updates on Instagram about its hotly anticipated Paris Fashion Week show — which drew Emma Roberts, Sienna Miller, Emma Stone and more to the front row last year.
As of Monday, coronavirus has spread to over 60 countries with over 88,000 people infected. The global death toll has surpassed 3,000, theOutside of the virus’s epicenter in Wuhan, China, South Korea has reported the second-highest national caseload of 4,335 infected and 22 deaths. It’s followed by Italy with over 1,600 confirmed cases, while Iran surpassed 1,500, with 66 deaths.
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