Amid COVID-19 surge, historical monuments, museums in India closed till May 15
Similar measures were taken in March last year when the coroanvirus pandemic broke out.
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Updated: Apr 15, 2021, 10:52 PM IST
All centrally protected monuments, sites, and museums under the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) will be closed till May 15 or until further orders in light of the ongoing second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic. Due to the prevailing COVID-19 situation, it has been decided to close all the Centrally Protect monuments/sites and museums under the Archaeological Survey of India with immediate effect and till May 15, 2021, or until further orders, the order read.
Historical monuments, museums in India closed till May 15 amid record surge of COVID-19 infections
By Mansoor| Updated: 15th April 2021 10:03 pm IST
New Delhi: All centrally protected monuments, sites, and museums under the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) will be closed till May 15 or until further orders in light of the ongoing second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic.
“Due to the prevailing COVID-19 situation, it has been decided to close all the Centrally Protect monuments/sites and museums under the Archaeological Survey of India with immediate effect and till May 15, 2021, or until further orders,” the order read.
Minister of State for Culture and Tourism Prahlad Singh Patel also tweeted the order, saying, “Given the current outbreak of the corona epidemic, @MinOfCultureGoI (Ministry of Culture), @ASIGoI (Archaeological Survey of India) has decided to close all the monuments protected by it till the 15th of May.”
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