'Don't touch the marble': Taj Mahal reopens in India as coronavirus cases soar

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'Don't touch the marble': Taj Mahal reopens in India as coronavirus cases soar
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The Taj Mahal is open once more to visitors after a six-month closure due to coronavirus, with visitors seeming unperturbed by any health dangers.

From Princess Diana to President Trump, everyone wants to visit the Taj Mahal, but in the middle of a global pandemic the bucket-list experience is just a little less special.

Visitors can whip off their masks for a photo, but security personnel are quick to remind them to put them back on once the shutter has been pressed. "We want to send out the message that things are not so bad and you will be safe if you follow the instructions." "It's amazing, it's incredible. I had read about the Taj in books and seen the pictures but to see it in real is so amazing," he told AFP.

So far it has recorded more than 5.4 million coronavirus cases - second only to the United States, which it could overtake in the coming weeks.'We have to get used to it'

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