Source::Xinhuanet
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Authorities in the northern Indian state of Uttar Pradesh Wednesday reopened the iconic monument of love, Taj Mahal, for tourists, officials said. The decision is part of COVID-19 relaxation taken in the backdrop of the second wave in a bid to open up and boost the country's economy.
The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) world heritage site was closed on April 16 this year as the country witnessed its worst health crisis due to the second wave. The monument was closed for two months in the wake of the increasing number of COVID-19 cases and related deaths.
"Taj Mahal was reopened for public including tourists and new guidelines have been issued for the visitors," an official in Agra said. "As per new guidelines, only 650 people will be allowed inside the monument at one point of time in order to ensure COVID-19 appropriate behavior is strictly followed."
According to officials, teams will remain deployed inside the premises to monitor the crowd at all the time and the area will be sanitized three times a day. The visitors will be subjected to thermal screening at the gates of the monument and have to wear masks.
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