Workers have begun reconfiguring the construction site at the fire-ravaged Notre Dame Cathedral to comply with strict coronavirus restrictions after the outbreak halted operations last month.
Key points:
- Showers and cloakrooms will be spaced out to comply with COVID-19 restrictions
- Workers will also be put up at hotels so they can avoid public transport
- The cathedral is at risk due to scaffolding installed before the fire that melted in the blaze
Monsignor Patrick Chauvet, the rector of the cathedral, said work began on Monday to make the site compliant with social distancing rules.
Crews had been unable to work on the site since tight control measures were introduced in mid-March.
That included re-arranging showers and cloakrooms to allow more distance between workers and installing a place for workers to eat because restaurants in France are currently closed.
Monsignor Chauvet said most workers would stay in nearby vacant hotels so they would not have to rely on public transport.
