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The Associated Press In this image made from BFM TV video, Sister Andre, born Lucile Randon, is interviewed by David Tavella, Communications Manager for the Sainte Catherine Laboure Nursing Home in Toulon, France, Tuesday Feb. 9, 2021. The nun is the second-oldest known living person in the world, according to the Gerontology Research Group, which validates details of people believed to be aged 110 or older. French media report that the nun tested positive for COVID-19 virus in mid-January but just three weeks later she is fit as a fiddle — albeit it in her regular wheelchair. (BFM TV vi...

Leonardo’s ‘Last Supper’ reopens to public with short wait Charlene Pele Updated:  Tags:  Copyright 2021 The Associated Press. All rights reserved A woman admires Leonardo da Vinci's painting ' The Last Supper ', dating back to 1494-1498 and preserved at the ex-Renaissance refectory of the convent adjacent to the sanctuary of Santa Maria delle Grazie church, in Milan, Italy, Tuesday, Feb. 9, 2021. 'Last Supper' reopened Tuesday to the public after closure due to COVID-19 lockdown measures. (AP Photo/Antonio Calanni) MILAN – COVID-19 restrictions have brought a novelty to art lovers:...

COVID-19 restrictions have brought a novelty to art lovers: The possibility of seeing Leonardo da Vinci's "Last Supper" without waiting in line, and with same-day tickets possible. Access to the masterpiece housed inside the refectory of the Convent of Santa Maria delle Grazie resumed on Tuesday after the second closure of the pandemic, starting in November amid the virus' resurgence in the Northern Hemisphere's autumn. The famed mural was also closed to the public from February 26 until June 9, with the double closures resulting in an 80 per cent drop in visitors last year compared to the 20...