Austria to let museums reopen from mid-May

Austrian museums and some other cultural spaces will be allowed to reopen from mid-May as part of the country's step-by-step loosening of its coronavirus lockdown, Austrian Vice-Chancellor Werner Kogler said on Friday.

A specific date has not yet been set, Kogler told a news conference, adding that large events involving many people close together, such as festivals, would remain banned until Aug. 31.