Workers at the famous art museum in Tevel decided not to open its doors to visitors due to fear of infection with the virus • 12 new cases were discovered in the UK

• The Louvre Museum // Photo: Oren Ben Hakon

Media outlets in France reported on Sunday that the Louvre Museum in the capital Paris, the famous art museum in the world, has closed its doors to visitors following the alarm of the Corona virus.

The media reported that employees had a special meeting in the morning due to concerns about the virus. Initially, it was feared that one of the employees, or a visitor to the museum, was infected with the virus, but official reports denied this possibility.

The museum itself published an official statement on the website which reads: "A special session on the health risks posed by the Corona virus was held under the direction of the Ministry of Health and delayed the opening of the museum. At this time we cannot open the museum to visitors. We apologize to the visitors."

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Meanwhile, 12 new cases of the Corona virus have been discovered in the United Kingdom, the country's health ministry reported, raising the number of casualties in the kingdom to 36. Qatar has reported two more cases in its territory.

Perth City Hospital where Australian patient died // Photo: GettyImages

Health authorities in Thailand and Australia today reported the first deaths of people suffering from the Corona virus. The Thai victim, a 35-year-old man who suffered from symptoms including fever, contracted the corona virus and died as a result of the infection. The Australian victim, a 78-year-old man, was aboard the Diamond Princess ship better known as the Corona Ship. Despite efforts to prevent global expansion, this morning was first reported to have infected Corona in Armenia

The first death case recorded in Thailand comes after the country's health authorities documented 42 cases of corona virus since January 30, of which 30 were recovered and returned to their homes and 11 more are being treated in hospitals across the state.

Meanwhile, in South Korea, the number of people infected has risen to 3,763, with 210 new cases being diagnosed in the country. Eighteen people died from the virus in the country.