France’s Culture Minister Falls To Coronavirus

The culture minister was supposed to meet Tuesday withrepresentativesfrom the cinema and performing arts industries to assess theimpact ofnew measures taken to counter the Covid-19 epidemic, following Sunday’s decision to ban any public gathering of more than 1,000 people. InFrance, morethan 300 concert halls and theaters, including the OperaHouse, the new Philharmoniede Paris or Le Zénith indoor arena, have1,000-plus seats. The Salon du Livre,France’s annual showcase eventfor