France's lockdown to combat the coronavirus has also forced a full suspension of restorative work at Notre Dame, which was ravaged by fire.
The wooden framework of the famous Parisian cathedral was completely destroyed by the 2019 fire.
"General Georgelin made the decision to 'put the site to sleep,' in particular, because the current decontamination facilities do not allow implementing, for the benefit of those involved, the rules of security relating to coronavirus," including social distancing, the spokesperson of the public establishment responsible for the conservation and restoration of Notre Dame, Jérémie Patrier-Leitus, told ABC News.
FILE - In this April 15, 2019, file photo, the Notre Dame Cathedral burns in Paris. The cathedral stands crippled, locked in a dangerous web of twisted metal scaffolding one year after a cataclysmic fire gutted its interior, toppled its famous spire and horrified the world.The cause of the fire has been subject to conspiracy theories blaming terrorism, which officials ruled out in an investigation.
And donations came from all over. North Americans accounted for 1.2 million euros while 48.1 million came from French donors and 2.9 million from the rest of the world. On Wednesday, President Macron released a video on Twitter thanking the firefighters who saved Notre Dame last year and the restoration workers.
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