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NEW DELHI:<\/strong> India’s top tourist attraction the Taj Mahal is set to reopen more than six months after it was shut, officials said Tuesday, even as the vast nation battles soaring coronavirus infections.<\/p>\n

India, home to 1.3 million people, on Monday overtook Brazil to become the world’s second most-infected nation with more than 4.2 million cases, behind only the United States.<\/p>\n

“The Taj Mahal will reopen on September 21. All Covid-19 protocols, like physical distancing, masks will be followed,” northern Uttar Pradesh state’s Tourism Department deputy director Amit Srivastava said.<\/p>\n

Visitors will be limited to 5,000 a day, down from the usual daily average of 20,000, he added.<\/p>\n

One of 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.<\/p>\n

Uttar Pradesh, home to Agra city where the Taj is located, is one of the worst-hit states in India with more than 270,000 virus cases recorded so far.<\/p>\n

India has pushed ahead with reopening to boost its virus-battered economy even as infections have steadily increased.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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