India's Taj Mahal to reopen in September with social distancing and face masks mandatory
10 September, 2020
India's top tourist attraction, the Taj Mahal, is set to reopen a lot more than six months after it was shut, even while the vast nation battles soaring coronavirus infections.
India, home to a lot more than 1.3 billion people, on Monday, overtook Brazil to be the world's second most-infected nation with more than 4.2 million cases, behind only the united states.
"The Taj Mahal will reopen on Monday, September 21. All Covid-19 protocols, such as for example physical distancing [and] masks, will be followed," Amit Srivastava, northern Uttar Pradesh state's Tourism Department deputy director, said on Tuesday.
Visitors will be limited by 5,000 a day, down from the most common daily average of 20,000, he said.
Among the New Seven Wonders of the World, the shining marble mausoleum south of the capital, New Delhi, has been closed since mid-March as part of India's strict virus lockdown.
Uttar Pradesh, home to metropolis of Agra where the Taj Mahal is situated, is probably the worst-hit states in India, with an increase of than 270,000 virus cases recorded up to now.
India has pushed ahead with reopening to boost its virus-battered economy even while infections have steadily increased.
Since August, the united states has been reporting the best single-day rises on the globe.
On Monday, the metro, which serves India’s sprawling capital New Delhi and adjoining areas, also resumed businesses after five months.
Safety precautions are in place to minimise the risk of transmission on the usually crowded service. Only asymptomatic persons were permitted to board the trains, with masks, social distancing and temperature checks mandatory.
Source: www.thenational.ae
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