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Agra Mayor wants Centre to shut historical monuments including Taj Mahal

By Lokmat English Desk | Updated: March 7, 2020 09:29 IST

In the wake of coronavirus outbreak, Agra Mayor Naveen Jain on Friday urged the Centre to close all the ...

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In the wake of coronavirus outbreak, Agra Mayor Naveen Jain on Friday urged the Centre to close all the historical monuments in the country including the Taj Mahal till the situation doesn't come under control."Foreign tourists in large numbers visit Agra, this increases the chances of spread of coronavirus in the city. I urge the Government of India to close all historical monuments in the country including the Taj Mahal till the time situation doesn't come under control," Jain told ANI.

"Till date, 2,915 travellers from coronavirus affected countries have been identified and tracked by the District Surveillance Units and all have been placed under surveillance. Total 713 travellers being tracked are in fine health, 708 travellers are under home isolation, three of them are symptomatic at present and admitted at various hospitals, and the condition of all of them is stable," the state government said in a statement.The Novel Coronavirus disease, dubbed COVID-19 by the World Health Organization (WHO), was first detected in China's Wuhan in December 2019 and has since spread to more than 20 countries. 

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