The "Taj Mahal" opens its doors to visitors again

India records 86,000 new cases of "Covid-19"

Visitors to the Taj Mahal will undergo temperature checks and must adhere to a safe distance between them.

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Yesterday, the Indian Ministry of Health announced the registration of 86,961 new cases of the new Corona virus during the past 24 hours, while Indian states reopened schools despite fears of the virus spreading.

This brings the total cases of HIV infection to five million 487 thousand and 580 cases.

The "NDTV" network quoted the ministry as saying that 1130 deaths from the virus were recorded, bringing the total number of deaths from the virus to 87,882 cases.

The Ministry indicated that 93,356 cases of recovery from the virus were recorded during the past 24 hours, as this is the third consecutive day in which the cases of recovery exceeded infections.

Meanwhile, schools were partially reopened yesterday in many Indian states, despite the concerns of students and parents, at a time when the country is witnessing a record high number of injuries and deaths that are recorded daily.

And after the imposition of closure measures in the country for a period of more than five months, schools were opened in some states, such as Madhya Pradesh, Punjab and Assam, for students of the upper grades (between the ninth and twelfth grades), to enable them to consult teachers in what they need.

Students may attend on a voluntary basis.

On the other hand, many major states such as Uttar Pradesh and the capital, New Delhi, have decided not to reopen schools due to the fast-spreading epidemic.

On the other hand, the Taj Mahal mausoleum, which is considered one of the most prominent tourist attractions in the world, reopened yesterday after six months of closure to combat the Coronavirus, in a move aimed at re-launching the economic wheel in the country despite the high number of infections.

The marble mausoleum in the city of Agra in southern New Delhi, which is one of the most famous tourist attractions in the world, attracts about seven million visitors annually.

The authorities assert that a strict protocol is in place to wear masks and maintain physical distancing.

Visitors will not be able to touch the marble and the famous seat on which they sit for the traditional photo has been wrapped in plastic so that it can be disinfected regularly without damaging it.

The daily number of visitors was set at 5,000, compared to an average of 20,000 before the outbreak of the epidemic, and entrance tickets to the venue are only sold via the Internet, and less than 300 tickets were sold on the first day.

Visitors will be subjected to temperature checks, and they must adhere to advice to keep a safe distance between them.

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