Broadway
Broadway suspended performances for a month as the world's most famous theatre district was hit by a ban on large public gatherings imposed on New Yorkers to stem the coronavirus outbreak. Performances close after 5pm (2100 GMT) on Thursday and will not start up again until April 13, the Broadway League announced. The Broadway closure is a major blow for a tourism income stream that brought in more than US$26.7 million last week alone.
Disneyland and Disney-themed Parks
Disney will close its giant theme parks in Florida, California and Paris and pull the releases of major blockbusters including "Mulan" over the coronavirus, it announced Thursday.
Disneyland will close its doors beginning Saturday after California called for large gatherings to be cancelled to slow the spread of coronavirus, the resort said. The giant 100-acre (40-hectare) attraction in Anaheim is the second-most visited theme park in the world, drawing tens of thousands of visitors each day, but will remain shut at least until the end of March. Disney will monitor the situation, and on-site hotels will remain open until Monday (March 16) to give guests time to leave.
The operator of Tokyo Disneyland and DisneySea said the parks will remain closed through early April over fears of the coronavirus outbreak. Oriental Land also said the openings of new zones and attractions, scheduled for April 15, will also be pushed back to mid-May, as the government calls on the public to avoid unnecessary outings and crowded places.
The virus has so far infected 568 people and been linked with 12 deaths in Japan. Oriental Land originally closed the parks from February 29 with a plan to reopen from March 16.
Cultural hubs in NYC
New York cultural institutions including the Metropolitan Museum of Art announced temporary closures and cancellations over the coronavirus pandemic. The Met said it would close from March 13 without giving a reopening date, while the Metropolitan Opera, Carnegie Hall and the New York Philharmonic cancelled programming through March 31.
The Louvre
The Louvre in Paris said Monday that it was restricting entry to the world's most visited museum because of the coronavirus. Only people who have already reserved a ticket online, or those who normally benefit from free entry, will be allowed inside, it said.
Catholic churches across Rome
All Catholic churches across Rome have been closed to stem the spread of a coronavirus pandemic that has killed more than 1,000 people across Italy. The churches will reopen when a broader Italian government crackdown on public gatherings expires on April 3, Cardinal Angelo De Donatis, the papal vicar for Rome, said in a statement.
Saint Peter's Square
Over in Italy, The Vatican's Saint Peter's Square and its main basilica are closed to tourists as part of a broader clampdown aimed at curbing the coronavirus outbreak. The Holy See said the measures will remain in place until April 3 "in order to halt the spread of the coronavirus".
Visitors have also vanished from Asia's most visited sites, as its most Instagrammable sites from temples, promenades, shopping streets to museums and mausoleums are empty amid coronavirus fears. At the Angkor Wat complex, a 12th-century marvel of Khmer architecture, the season has brought the lowest number of tourists on record.
Rijksmuseum, Van Gogh museum, Anne Frank House
The Rijksmuseum and Van Gogh museums in the Dutch capital Amsterdam said Thursday they were closing until the end of March to help halt the spread of the deadly coronavirus. Several other major tourist draws in the Netherlands including the Anne Frank House in Amsterdam, and major art museums in Rotterdam and The Hague, said they were also shutting their doors.