India: "Taj Mahal" reopened

 

Despite increasing cases of corona virus in India, the Indian government has ordered the opening of the Taj Mahal. The Taj Mahal will be opened to the public from Monday, September 21.

According to the French news agency AFP, Indian officials say that after the opening of the Taj Mahal, only 5,000 tourists will be allowed to see the Taj Mahal daily and they will have to do social distance and hand sanitization.

One of the 7 wonders of the world, the white marble Taj Mahal of Agra is India's most famous tourist destination, where thousands of people visit on a daily basis. The Taj Mahal was closed to the public in March this year due to increasing cases of corona virus.

Strict SOPs have been announced by the administration following the announcement of the reopening of the Taj Mahal. Visitors will not be allowed to touch the marble walls of the Taj Mahal.

The historic bench in the Taj Mahal compound will be cleaned with sanitizer several times a day. This historic bench stands right in the middle outside the Taj Mahal, behind which the talismanic donkey Taj Mahal building blends in with the whole atmosphere. People sit on this bench and take pictures of themselves. This is the same historic bench on which the late Lady Diana painted her picture in 1992.

In the early days after the opening of the Taj Mahal on Monday, September 21, a few hundred people flocked here to see this historical heritage. Where security officials were constantly seen instructing people to wear face masks.

India, the second most affected country in the world after the United States, has been diagnosed with the corona virus in 92,605 people over a 24-hour period. According to figures released by the Indian Ministry of Health, another 1,133 deaths were reported on Sunday due to the corona virus, bringing the death toll from the epidemic to more than 86,000.

According to figures released by the Indian Ministry of Health, the epidemic has so far affected more than 5.4 million people in India. According to Johns Hopkins University, the number of people recovering from the epidemic in India is about 80%.

The Indian government has also announced relaxations for train travel, domestic flights, markets and restaurants.