Taj Mahal to reopen

– India’s top tourist attraction, the Taj Mahal, is set to reopen more than six months after it was shut, officials said yesterday, even as the vast nation battles soaring coronavirus infections.

India on Monday overtook Brazil to become the world’s second most-infected nation with more than 4.2 million cases, behind only the US. Visitors will be limited to 5 000 a day, down from the usual daily average of 20 000. – AFP